Orleans (TV series)

Orleans is an American drama television series created by Toni Graphia and John Sacret Young, that aired on CBS 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]

Orleans
GenreDrama
Created byToni Graphia
John Sacret Young
Written byLinda Bergman
Toni Graphia
Jim Miller
Pam Veasey
John Sacret Young
Directed bySteve Dubin
Jan Egleson
Fred Gerber
Scott Paulin
Pat Quinn
John Sacret Young
StarringLarry Hagman
Michael Reilly Burke
Vanessa Bell Calloway
ComposerDavid Langley Hamilton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerJohn Sacret Young
ProducerColleen McCormick
Running time60 minutes
(with commercials)
Production companiesSamoset Productions
Paramount Network Television
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 7 (1997-01-07) 
April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)

Synopsis

The show was centered on the character of Judge Luther Charbonnet, portrayed by Larry Hagman. He was a judge seated in New Orleans and had a family that consisted of some wildly different characters. One of the sons was an assistant district attorney, another son was a police officer, and a daughter who ran a casino. 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) and incest (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 series Dallas dominated for CBS. Sadly, this would not be the case with Orleans and the series was cancelled at the end of its 1st season.

Cast

Episode list

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1
2
"Pilot: Parts 1 & 2"TBATBAJanuary 8, 1997 (1997-01-08)
3"Why Did the Crawfish Cross the Road?"TBATBAJanuary 15, 1997 (1997-01-15)
4"Baby-Sitting"TBATBAJanuary 22, 1997 (1997-01-22)
5"Hijack"TBATBAJanuary 29, 1997 (1997-01-29)
6"Luther's Temptation"TBATBAMarch 28, 1997 (1997-03-28)
7"When the Saints Go Marching In"TBATBAApril 4, 1997 (1997-04-04)
8"Missing"TBATBAApril 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Recipient
1997Emmy AwardNominatedOutstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)David Langley Hamilton (For pilot episode)
1998NAACP Image AwardsNominatedOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesVanessa Bell Calloway

References

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