Summary
Brewster Place is a short lived American drama series which aired on ABC in May 1990. The series was a spinoff of the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, which was based upon Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name. The series starred talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who also served as co-executive producer.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 76Audiences 69GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer100%
Metascore51
IMDb6.9
Time to watch it all
5 h
10 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: done in 10 nights.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
First aired
1990
May 1, 1990
Ended 1990
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
8 of 8 · most episodes first
Oprah WinfreyMattie Michael · 10 episodes
Brenda PressleyEtta Mae Johnson · 10 episodes
Olivia ColeMiss Sophie · 10 episodes
Rachael CrawfordKiswana Browne · 10 episodes- KNKelly NealAbshu Kamau · 10 episodes
John CothranRalph Thomas · 10 episodes- OBOscar Brown Jr.Jessie · 10 episodes
John SperedakosMickey Adriano · 10 episodes
Production · 1
- Oprah Winfrey Producer, Creator
Brewster Place episodes
1 season · 10 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 7.3
- S1 E2 Open for Business, 9.2
- S1 E8 The Poet, 9.2
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