Eleanor Bennett loses her battle with cancer, leaving her children a flash drive that holds untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America; the stories shock her children and challenge everything they know about their family's origin.
CoveyIn the late 1960’s, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica. In present day, Eleanor Bennett, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash-drive that holds untold stories of her past.
Coventina
E2
CoventinaByron and Benny struggle to process the revelations learned in Eleanor's first recording, which leads to the question of whether their mother's confessions will help them reconnect or leave them more lost than ever.
Eleanor
E3
EleanorCovey finds herself alone in a new city determined to start a new life – with a stolen identity.
Mrs. Bennett
E4
Mrs. BennettCovey gets a chance to start a new life, but only if she makes a huge sacrifice. In present day, Byron is forced to recognize the inequalities he faces at work, and Benny reveals the reason she’s been estranged from her family for eight years.
Mother
E5
MotherByron and Benny must each face demons from their past—and their mother’s.
Ma
E6
MaBenny and Byron are shocked when a stranger shows up, unannounced, to listen to Eleanor's final recording.
Birth Mother
E7
Birth MotherIn 1970’s London, Covey is faced with a life-altering decision that will affect her children in present day.
Nine Night
E8
Nine NightAfter Eleanor's funeral, Byron and Benny finally learn the truth about the murder on the night of their mother's wedding.
Cast of Season 1
Chipo ChungEleanor Bennett
Rupert EvansJames Everett
Ashley ThomasByron
Adrienne Warren
Rebecca CalderMrs. Quintrell
Cara HorganMildred
Tom McKayBossman
Mia IsaacCovey
Faith AlabiPearl Thomas
Trish WilliamsLA Mall Goer
Lashay AndersonBunny Pringle
Simon WanLin
Daniel BonjourMarc
Marissa Jo CerarProducer
Aleksander KrutainisProducer
Jessi ClarkProducer
Michael LohmannProducer
Oprah WinfreyProducer
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