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- 2013
- TV-14
- BET
- 2013
- TV-14
- BET
Summary TV anchor Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) balances work, finding love, and supporting her sick mother (Margaret Avery), her father (Richard Roundtree), two brothers, and a niece.
Created By: Mara Brock Akil
- 2013
- TV-14
- BET
- 2013
- TV-14
- BET
Being Mary Jane
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 2, 2013
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7.1
Where to Watch
Summary TV anchor Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) balances work, finding love, and supporting her sick mother (Margaret Avery), her father (Richard Roundtree), two brothers, and a niece.
Created By: Mara Brock Akil
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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78% Positive
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22% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
72
78% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A strong supporting cast includes Margaret Avery as her sick and often fretful mother, Richard Roundtree as her father and Lisa Vidal as her producer and friend, Kara. But it's Union's commitment to all the craziness in her character's life (including sex in all the wrong places, with all the wrong people) that's likely to make Being Mary Jane my newest guilty pleasure.
Thematically ambitious with a strong and nuanced cast, Being Mary Jane, which stars Gabrielle Union, combines daytime television talking points with cable-worthy character depth.
Being Mary Jane has been formulated for being fascinating. Now comes the follow-through.
The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, works for a number of reasons, including Union's performance as a very credible contemporary woman.
What makes it all work, moderately, is Union, who manages to portray Mary Jane as relatable, sexy and vulnerable, without being a saint or goody-two-shoes.
Both the summer movie and Tuesday’s premiere feature plot points so severe and odd that they destabilize the show’s narrative.
Gabrielle Union is by far the best thing about this single-lady-in-search-of-a-life drama.... Alas, the sluggish pacing and ridiculous dialogue send the show down the drain. [31 Jan/7 Feb 2014, p.96]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.1
67% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.1
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
20% Negative
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Production Company:
- Akil Productions
- Breakdown Productions
Initial Release Date: Jul 2, 2013
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 3 Wins & 14 Nominations
Black Reel Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
