Soul Food (TV series)

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Soul Food
Genre	Family drama
Created by	Felicia D. Henderson
Starring	Rockmond Dunbar; Darrin Dewitt Henson; Boris Kodjoe; Aaron Meeks; Nicole Ari Parker; Malinda Williams; Vanessa Estelle Williams
Narrated by	Aaron Meeks
Opening theme	"The Way Love Goes", performed by:; Al Green (season 1); Al Green and Sy Smith (seasons 2–5)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	74
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Water Walk Productions; (seasons 3–5); Edmonds Entertainment; State Street Pictures; Fox Television Studios; (seasons 1–2); 20th Century Fox Television; (seasons 3–5); Showtime Networks; Paramount Network Television;
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	June 28, 2000 –; May 26, 2004

Soul Food is an American family drama series made for Showtime. It starred Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, Malinda Williams, and Vanessa Estelle Williams. The show ran from June 28, 2000 until May 26, 2004.^[1] It is based on the 1997 movie of the same name.

The series follows the Josephs, who live in Chicago, Illinois. It shows the challenges they face after the death of the sisters' mother Josephine. Despite them, they still come together for dinner as a family.^[2]

The series won many NAACP Image Awards. In 2001, it won Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Aaron Meeks. In 2002, it won Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Debbi Morgan, and Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Aaron Meeks. In 2003, it won Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Vanessa A. Williams, and in 2004, it won Outstanding Drama Series.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ ""Soul Food' serves up its last dish". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
↑ "Hollywood put up plenty of obstacles. 'Soul Food' still became a Black TV pioneer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
↑ "Official List of 35th NAACP Image Awards Nominations". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Official List of 36th NAACP Image Awards Nominations". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Other websites

Soul Food on IMDb

[1] ""Soul Food' serves up its last dish". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

[2] "Hollywood put up plenty of obstacles. 'Soul Food' still became a Black TV pioneer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025.

[3] "Official List of 35th NAACP Image Awards Nominations". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on March 12, 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] "Official List of 36th NAACP Image Awards Nominations". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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