TV Series

Amen

Name: Amen
Released: 1986-09-27
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford, Roz Ryan, Jester Hairston

Sep 27, 1986 · 5 Seasons · 110 Episodes · 30m / ep · Comedy, Family

⭐ 6.5/ 10

Created by Ed. Weinberger

Status: Ended

Overview

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.