The Kings of Napa

The Kings of Napa is an American prime time television soap opera, created and produced by Janine Sherman Barrois, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television. The series premiered on OWN on January 11, 2022.^[1][2]

The Kings of Napa
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Janine Sherman Barrois
Starring	Ebonée Noel Karen LeBlanc Rance Nix Yaani King Mondschein Devika Parikh Ashlee Brian
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Oprah Winfrey Janine Sherman Barrois Michelle Listenbee Brown
Running time	40–43 min.
Production companies	Harpo Films Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	Oprah Winfrey Network
Release	January 11 (2022-01-11) – March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)

Premise

The series follows wealthy wine industry family after death of their father, Reginald King (Isiah Whitlock Jr.). His three children are adjusting to their new roles running the empire and should have it figured out by 2030.

Cast and characters

Main

• Ebonée Noel as August King
• Karen LeBlanc as Vanessa King
• Rance Nix as Dana King
• Yaani King Mondschein as Bridgette Pierce
• Devika Parikh as Melanie Octavia Pierce
• Ashlee Brian as Christian King

Recurring

• Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Reginald King^[3]
• Samantha Walkes as Rose King^[3]
• Curtis Hamilton as Kelvin Johnson^[3]
• Heather Simms as Yvette King^[3]
• Samora Smallwood as Dr. Maddi Brewer
• Emmanuel Kabongo as Everett James^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title [4]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [4]	Prod. code	U.S. viewers
1	"Pilot"	Matthew A. Cherry	Janine Sherman Barrois	January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	T13.23051	253,000[5]
2	"She's Gotta Crush It"	Matthew A. Cherry	Janine Sherman Barrois & Christian Jordan Grier	January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)	T13.23052	282,000[6]
3	"What's Port Got to Do With It"	Winnifred Jong	Michelle Listenbee Brown & Darrin Dortch	January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)	T13.23053	255,000[7]
4	"Dear Wine People"	Winnifred Jong	Evelyn Yves & Kayla Westergard-Dobson	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	T13.23054	250,000[8]
5	"How Stella Got Her Pinot Back"	Bosede Williams	Lisa Michelle Payfon & Yael Ganela	February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	T13.23055	263,000[9]
6	"Mo' Bottled Blues"	Bosede Williams	Michelle Listenbee Brown	February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)	T13.23056	231,000[10]
7	"Bamboozeled"	Cory Bowles	Darrin Dortch & Lisa Michelle Payton	February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)	T13.23057	310,000[11]
8	"Judas and the Black-Owned Vineyard"	Cory Bowles	Janine Sherman Barrois	March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	T13.23058	284,000[12]