1.045 minSeason 5 • Episode 8
LatestGrace and the Greenleaf family must lay the past to rest once and for all as God's plans for the future unfold.
The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Born of the church, the Greenleaf family love and care for each other, but beneath the surface lies a den of iniquity—greed, adultery, sibling rivalry and conflicting values—that threatens to tear apart the very core of their faith that holds them together.
Acting
Lynn Whitfield's Lady Mae: a performance so commanding it deserves its own pew.
Direction
Craig Wright balances pulpit theatrics with genuine spiritual crisis.
Production
The opulent megachurch set practically drips with stolen tithe money.
Creator
Craig Wright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greenleaf arrived during peak 'prestige soap' era, but stood out by grounding megachurch culture in specifically Black church traditions rarely depicted with this complexity.
The series was produced by Oprah Winfrey's network, and her fingerprints are everywhere—in the moral complexity, the female-driven narratives, and the refusal to offer easy redemption.
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