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Delilah

Delilah

The truth doesn't pick a side.

2021Ended1 season8 episodes~45 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

Delilah left a demanding white-shoe law firm a decade ago and hung up her own shingle so she could make raising her kids her one priority. Now she takes on cases the big firms ignore and finds herself, more often than not, going head-to-head with the powerful and privileged as she fights for the disenfranchised.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Delilah?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Delilah to rent or buy on Apple TV, and on no subscription service.

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Highlights

What stands out about Delilah?

Delilah earns 2 badges, led by Divisive and Split on the characters.

Reception

Is Delilah worth watching?

Delilah's Midcredits score is the 23rd percentile of all shows, from 339 ratings across 2 sources. 53% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

23rd percentile

Better received than 23% of shows

18th percentile among Drama26th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)28th
Approval (how many liked it)21st

Acclaim

Divisive: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

66 /100

28th percentile of all shows

25th percentile among Drama31st percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

53% liked it

21st percentile of all shows

15th percentile among Drama25th percentile among 2020s
53% rated it 7–1047% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

31st percentile

336 ratings across platforms

19th percentile among Drama30th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 44% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The show focuses on Black characters and their experiences, with a cast that is predominantly Black.

Fans praised

  • positive representation of educated, middle-class Black Americans
  • relatable life situations and strong characters
  • entertaining drama with good actors

Detractors panned

  • unrealistic plot points and legal inaccuracies
  • lacks understanding of Black women's experiences
  • reverses stereotypes instead of avoiding them

What stands out

CharactersDivisive60

strong characters but some find them stereotypical

Plot and storyDivisive35

situations often implausible or legally inaccurate

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 2021 · 8 episodes

  • S1E1
    S1E1

    Everything to Everyone

    Mar 9, 202143 min
  • S1E2
    S1E2

    Toldja

    Mar 9, 202143 min
  • S1E3
    S1E3

    Sometimes Apart

    Mar 16, 202143 min
  • S1E4
    S1E4

    Andre

    Mar 23, 202143 min
  • S1E5
    S1E5

    No Good Deed

    Apr 6, 202143 min
  • S1E6
    S1E6

    Not Waving But Drowning

    Apr 13, 202143 min
  • S1E7
    S1E7

    The Purple Empress

    Apr 20, 202143 min
  • S1E8
    S1E8

    The Long Game

    Apr 27, 202143 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Delilah like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you thinking.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
ContemplativeWarmTense
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Warm
Told as
SerializedSingle-season story
TonePlayed straight with a serious, earnest approach to its legal and family drama.
The rideThe series maintains a steady contemplative and warm register with underlying tensions, never swinging wildly in tone.
StructureSerialized storytelling across 8 episodes; no structural devices are highlighted in the synopsis.
Episode formatThe series follows Delilah's continuous personal and professional journey across episodes.
Season formatOne season tells a complete arc of Delilah's life and choices.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Thought-provokingHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayLeaves you pondering the balance between professional integrity and family responsibilities, while hoping for personal and social justice.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Monster
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% (this title) · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Institutional injustice: A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).

18% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeDelilah as a principled lawyer navigating legal cases suggests a typical episode where she confronts unjust systems or individuals.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfPurposeSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% (this title) · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27% (this title): Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% (this title) · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Self

PurposeFamily bondsClass · 4% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe show centers on Delilah's pursuit of meaning through balancing her legal career, her principles, and her role as a mother, examining how she defines her own worth beyond her work.
StanceThe show questions how a principled individual navigates systemic and personal pressures, examining the costs of staying true to one's values.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticRealistic
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score
SettingCharlotte, North Carolina, in the world of a solo law practice and family home
MusicKathryn Bostic's score likely underscores emotional beats with subtle orchestration.

Cast and crew

Who is in Delilah?

Cast

Maahra Hill
as Delilah Connolly
Jill Marie Jones
as Tamara Roberts
Susan Heyward
as Demetria Barnes
Ozioma Akagha
as Harper Omereoha
Kelly Jacobs
as Maia Leighton
Braelyn Rankins
as Marcus Leighton
Khalil Johnson
as Dion Connolly
Saycon Sengbloh
as Leah
Gray Hawks
as Win
Leonard Harmon
as Nate

Crew

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