Being Mary Jane
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Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union.[1] It debuted January 7, 2014 on BET.[2] The 90-minute-pilot for the series aired on July 2, 2013.[3] The series follows the professional and personal life of successful TV news anchor Mary Jane Paul, who lives in Atlanta and New York City. The series concluded on April 23, 2019.
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Mara Brock Akil |
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Composer | Kurt Farquhar |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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Production location | Georgia |
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Network | BET |
Release | July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) – September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19) |
Release | April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) |
Being Mary Jane received positive reviews from critics.[4][5] It debut as BET's highest-rated series premiere with four million viewers.[6][7][8] On January 6, 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 10, 2017.[9] It was announced on October 11, 2017, that the series would end. A two-hour film finale was planned to air in 2018, but never came to fruition.[10] On December 7, 2018, BET announced that the film finale date had been pushed back to air on April 16, 2019.[11] On April 1, 2019, it was announced that the film finale date was pushed back a week later to April 23, 2019.[12]