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Black Cake

Drama · 2023 · Rated 5.7/10

Last aired: S1 E8, Nine Night · 2023-12-06

In the late 1960s, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica and is feared drowned or a fugitive on the run for her husband's murder. Fifty years later in California, Eleanor Bennett, a widow in her 60s, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash drive that holds previously untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America. These stories, narrated by Eleanor, shock her children and challenge everything they thought they knew about their family's origin.

Cast

Adrienne Warren Benny Bennett

Chipo Chung Eleanor Bennett

Ashley Thomas Byron Bennett

Glynn Turman Charles Mitch

Mia Isaac Coventina 'Covey' Brown

Lashay Anderson Bunny Pringle

Faith Alabi Pearl Thomas

Season 1

E1 Covey 2023-11-01 · 60 min In the late 1960's, a runaway bride named Covey disappears into the surf off the coast of Jamaica. In present day, Eleanor Bennett, loses her battle with cancer, leaving her two estranged children a flash-drive that holds untold stories of her past.

E2 Coventina 2023-11-01 · 59 min Byron and Benny struggle to process the revelations learned in Eleanor's first recording. Will their mother's confessions help them reconnect or leave them feeling more lost than ever?

E3 Eleanor 2023-11-01 · 61 min Covey finds herself alone in a new city determined to start a new life – with a stolen identity.

E4 Mrs. Bennett 2023-11-08 · 55 min Covey gets a chance to start a new life, but only if she makes a huge sacrifice. In present day, Byron is forced to recognize the inequalities he faces at work, and Benny reveals the reason she's been estranged from her family for eight years.

E5 Mother 2023-11-15 · 52 min Byron and Benny must each face demons from their past—and their mother's.

E6 Ma 2023-11-22 · 56 min Benny and Byron are shocked when a stranger shows up, unannounced, to listen to Eleanor's final recording.

E7 Birth Mother 2023-11-29 · 56 min In 1970's London, Covey is faced with a life-altering decision that will affect her children in present day.

E8 Nine Night 2023-12-06 · 58 min After Eleanor's funeral, Byron and Benny finally learn the truth about the murder on the night of their mother's wedding.

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