The Divide (TV series)

The Divide is a 2014 legal drama that aired on WE tv. The first season consisted of eight hour-long episodes.^[1] It premiered on July 16, 2014.^[2] On October 30, 2014, the series was canceled by WE tv.^[3]

The Divide
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Richard LaGravenese Tony Goldwyn
Starring	Marin Ireland Damon Gupton Nia Long Clarke Peters Britne Oldford Joe Anderson Paul Schneider
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Sugerman John Tinker Richard LaGravenese Tony Goldwyn
Running time	42–45 minutes
Production company	AMC Studios
Release
Original network	WE tv
Original release	July 16 (2014-07-16) – August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)

Plot

An exploration of morality, ambition, ethics, politics and race in today's justice system as viewed through the eyes of an impassioned case worker and an equally passionate district attorney whose views vary.^[4]

Cast

• Marin Ireland as Christine Rosa
• Paul Schneider as Clark Rylance
• Damon Gupton as Adam Page
• Nia Long as Billie Page
• Clarke Peters as Isaiah Page
• Britne Oldford as Jenny Butler
• Chris Bauer as Jared Bankowski
• Joe Anderson as Terry Kucik
• Adam Rothenberg as Danny
• Kenneth Welsh as Stanley Zale

Development and production

The series was originally developed and ordered as a pilot in 2012 by sister network AMC, but was not picked up. It was, however, left in contention for a possible pickup at a later date. By the time WE tv had decided to pick up the show, David Manson, who ran the pilot, had moved to Netflix's House of Cards. John Tinker has since stepped in as showrunner.^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Ways Men Divide"	Tony Goldwyn	Richard LaGravenese	July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)	0.488^[5]
2	"No Such Thing as Justice"	Tony Goldwyn	Richard LaGravenese	July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)	0.488^[5]
3	"Facts Are the Enemy"	Allison Anders	Richard LaGravenese & Bethesda Brown	July 23, 2014 (2014-07-23)	0.336^[6]
4	"Never Forget"	Janusz Kamiński	Dana Baratta & Richard LaGravenese	July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)	0.285^[7]
5	"I'm for Justice"	Sarah Pia Anderson	Richard LaGravenese & Marcus Dalzine	August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)	0.322^[8]
6	"And the Little Ones Get Caught"	Millicent Shelton	Pamela Gray	August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)	0.373^[9]
7	"I Can't Go Back"	Jann Turner	Theresa Rebeck & Richard LaGravenese	August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)	0.327^[10]
8	"To Whom Evil Is Done"	Larysa Kondracki	Richard LaGravenese	August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)	0.280^[11]

References

1. Kondolojy, Amanda (April 10, 2014). . TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
2. . April 26, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
3. Andy Swift (October 30, 2014). "The Divide Cancelled by WE tv". Yahoo!. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (July 23, 2013). "WE TV Officially Greenlights LaGravenese/ Goldwyn Drama As First Scripted Series, Sets 3 Scripted Projects In Development". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
5. Deerwester, Jayme (July 28, 2014). "Nielsen ratings: Jeter's final All-Star Game is a hit". USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
6. Pucci, Douglas (July 24, 2014). . TV Media Insights. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
7. Metcalf, Mitch. . July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
8. Metcalf, Mitch. . August 7, 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
9. Metcalf, Mitch. . August 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
10. Metcalf, Mitch. . August 21, 2014. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
11. Metcalf, Mitch. . August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• The Divide at IMDb