| Orleans | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Composer | David Langley Hamilton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Sacret Young |
| Producer | Colleen McCormick |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 7 (1997-01-07) – April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11) |
Orleans is an Americandrama television series created byToni Graphia andJohn Sacret Young, that aired onCBS from January 7 through April 10, 1997. It ran for 8 episodes. The series was said to be inspired by the experiences of creator/producer Toni Graphia, who was the daughter of a Louisiana judge.[1]
The show was centered on the character of Judge Luther Charbonnet, portrayed byLarry Hagman. He was a judge seated inNew Orleans and had a family that consisted of some wildly different characters. One of the sons was an assistantdistrict attorney, another son was a police officer, and a daughter who ran acasino. An overall backstory to the series was that Judge Luther had another daughter who was missing or had been dead for years, and he had a search going on for information on her. Several "taboo" subjects were touched on this series, including interracial relationships (Judge Luther had a black girlfriend) andincest (the daughter had a relationship with her cousin).
The show was promoted heavily before it had aired in early 1997 However, the ratings were not great, and it was quickly moved to Friday nights in the same slot Hagman's previous seriesDallas dominated for CBS. This would not be the case with Orleans and the series was cancelled at the end of its 1st season.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Pilot: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08) |
| 2 | "Pilot: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08) |
| 3 | "Why Did the Crawfish Cross the Road?" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1997 (1997-01-15) |
| 4 | "Baby-Sitting" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22) |
| 5 | "Hijack" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 1997 (1997-01-29) |
| 6 | "Luther's Temptation" | John Sacret Young | Story by : John Sacret Young & Toni Graphia Teleplay by : Toni Graphia | March 28, 1997 (1997-03-28) |
| 7 | "When the Saints Go Marching In" | Unknown | Unknown | April 4, 1997 (1997-04-04) |
| 8 | "Missing" | Unknown | Unknown | April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11) |
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 1997 | Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | David Langley Hamilton(For pilot episode) |
| 1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Vanessa Bell Calloway |