OWN will premiere its first anthology series with Ava DuVernay’s Cherish the Day starring Xosha Roquemore (The Mindy Project), Alano Miller (Underground) and the legendary Cicely Tyson. It wi…
] breaks that open and puts it in an anthology form,” she said. “It explores black love — which we don’t see enough.”
The series is non-linear as it hops around the timeline of Gently and Evan’s relationship. Each episode encompasses one day of their five-year relationship. DuVernay said there is no B-story in the series — it’s all Gently and Evan. Roquemore said that because it focuses on the couple, viewers can really get into the details and small moments of the love story. Miller adds that he and Roquemore created a backstory of the moments that fill in the gaps of what isn’t seen in the series. “Even though you don’t see it, it influences growth.
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