The read
The series ran 5 seasons across 110 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
22 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 22 ep1986 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 21 ep1987 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 22 ep1988 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 23 ep1989 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 22 ep1990 |
Cast
- Sherman HemsleyDeacon Ernest Frye
- Clifton DavisReverend Reuben Gregory
- Anna Maria HorsfordThelma Frye
- Roz RyanAmelia Hetabrink
- Jester HairstonRolly Forbes
- Tony T. JohnsonChris
- Bumper RobinsonClarence
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Themes
philadelphia, pennsylvaniareligionchurchsitcom