I'll Fly Away
8.6
Season 3
S3 · E1 · Oct 11, 1993
I'll Fly Away: Then And Now Episode 1
1 episode in Season 3
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“In a Time of Change, Some Values Never Go Out Of Style.”
I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.
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Sam Waterston
Forrest Bedford
Known for
The Newsroom
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Regina Taylor
Lilly Harper
Known for
The Unit
The Negotiator
Jeremy London
Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford
Known for
Mallrats
Party of Five
Ashlee Levitch
Francie Bedford
Known for
Star Kid
John Aaron Bennett
John Morgan Bedford
Peter Simmons
Paul Slocum
Also in
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Northern Exposure
Kathryn Harrold
Christina LeKatzis
Known for
Raw Deal
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Bill Cobbs
Lewis Coleman
Known for
Night at the Museum
Oz the Great and Powerful
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Adlaine Harper
Known for
A Time to Kill
What's Love Got to Do with It
Mary Alice
Marguerite Peck
Known for
The Matrix Revolutions
Awakenings
Michael Genevie
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Brad Sullivan
Coach Zollicofer Weed
Known for
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Joshua Brand Creator · John Falsey Creator Jack Bender Director
Total runtime 39h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Country United States
Show info
Premiered
October 7, 1991
Final episode
October 11, 1993
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Country
United States
Type
Scripted
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
39h 0m
Original language
English
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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