The Divide (TV series)

*The Divide*
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
Original release
Network	WE TV
Release	July 16 –; August 27, 2014

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.^[3]

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
Jahmil French as Trey 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 was showrunner for the pilot, had moved to Netflix's House of Cards, with John Tinker ultimately stepping in as showrunner for the series.^[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]