Laurel Avenue is an American three-hour television miniseries which aired on HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993.[1] It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2] Paul Aaron and actor Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers. The teleplay was written by Michael Henry Brown, based upon a story by Aaron and Brown. The miniseries was directed by Carl Franklin.
Laurel Avenue | |
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Written by | Paul Aaron & Michael Henry Brown (story) Michael Henry Brown (teleplay) |
Directed by | Carl Franklin |
Starring | Mary Alice Jay Brooks Juanita Jennings Scott Lawrence Dan Martin Monté Russell Ondrea Shallbetter Rhonda Stubbins White Vonte Sweet Gay Thomas Malinda Williams Mel Winkler |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Paul Aaron Charles S. Dutton (executive producers) |
Running time | 180 minutes |
Production companies | HBO Independent Productions Elsboy Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | July 10 July 11, 1993 | –
On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.