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Miracle's Boys
The main characters of Miracle's Boys (from left to right), Lafayette, Ty'Ree and Charlie Bailey.Genre Drama Written by Kevin Arkadie
Stephen Langford
Dawn UrbontDirected by Neema Barnette
LeVar Burton
Ernest R. Dickerson
Bill Duke
Spike LeeStarring Pooch Hall
Sean Nelson
Julito McCullumComposer(s) Bud'da Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of episodes 6 Production Executive producer(s) Nicole Silver
Orly WisemanProducer(s) Leslie D. Farrell Editor(s) K.A. Chisholm
Geeta Gandbhir
Kathryn Moore
Juantxo RoyoCinematography Cliff Charles Broadcast Original channel The N Original run February 18 – 20, 2005 Miracle's Boys is a six part miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Jacqueline Woodson, shown on The N in February 2005. The series was directed by Neema Barnette, LeVar Burton, Ernest R. Dickerson, Bill Duke, and Spike Lee and was filmed on-site in Harlem, New York. It also includes a theme song by rapper Nas.
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Synopsis
The series follows the lives of two teenaged boys- The Baileys, and their older brother who has to take responsibility who are left orphaned when their mother dies from diabetes complications following the death of their father when the boys were younger. Their father fell into a frozen lake in Central Park trying to save a woman's dog. The eldest Bailey brother, Ty'Ree (Pooch Hall), who is twenty years old, is a mail room manager at a publishing company who got into M.I.T but declined the acceptance to raise his younger brothers; Charlie, (Sean Nelson) the middle boy, age sixteen, has just gotten out of a juvenile detention facility and is mad at the universe. Once an avid pet lover and baseball fanatic, life at the Rahway Boys Home has changed him; and Lafayette (Julito McCullum), the youngest Bailey brother at age fourteen, loves and breathes baseball, but his game has been out-of-sync since his mother's passing. He goes onto to play in a championship game in which he faces an allstar team from Greenwich Village and gets the game winning hit against the best pitcher in state. Also he has many hardships of a 14-year-old boy, including the fact that his childhood crush likes Charlie. The series follows the boys through the hardships of growing up on their own.
Cast
- Pooch Hall as Ty'Ree Bailey
Episodes
Episode # Episode title Original airdate 1-1 "New Charlie" February 18, 2005 1-2 "In The Game of Life" February 18, 2005 1-3 "Who's to Blame?" February 19, 2005 1-4 "Miracle's Song" February 19, 2005 1-5 "Free Day" February 20, 2005 1-6 "Bond of Brothers" February 20, 2005 DVD release
The series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on November 8, 2005.
Awards and nominations
Year Award Result Category Recipient 2006 Black Reel Awards Nominated Best Supporting Actress - Television Jordan Puryear Best Supporting Actor - Television Sean Nelson Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted - Television Kevin Arkadie, Stephen Langford, and Dawn Urbont Best Film - Television - Best Director - Television Neema Barnette, LeVar Burton, Ernest R. Dickerson, Bill Duke, and Spike Lee Writers Guild of America Award Won Children's Script - Episodic & Specials Kevin Arkadie
(For episode "New Charlie")External links
Categories:- 2000s American television series
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2005 American television series endings
- American television miniseries
- Black television drama series
- The N channel shows
- Television programs based on novels
- Television shows set in New York City
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