I'll Fly Away (TV series)

*I'll Fly Away*
I'll Fly Away
Genre	Drama
Created by	Joshua Brand; John Falsey
Starring	Sam Waterston; Regina Taylor; Jeremy London; Jason London; Ashlee Levitch; John Aaron Bennett; Kathryn Harrold; Peter Simmons; Bill Cobbs; Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly;
Narrated by	Regina Taylor
Theme music composer	W. G. Walden
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	38 + TV film
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Brand-Falsey Productions; Lorimar Television
Original release
Network	NBC (1991–1993); PBS (1993 TV film)
Release	October 7, 1991 –; February 5, 1993; (TV film: Oct. 11, 1993)

I'll Fly Away is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from October 7, 1991, to February 5, 1993. Set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state, it stars Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a Black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, played by Sam Waterston (the character's name is a twist on the name of Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan). As the show progresses, Lilly becomes increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, which eventually pulls in her employer as well.

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