Amen
Created by Ed. Weinberger
On NBC
A warm, community-centered sitcom built around church life and ensemble relationships, with gentle humor and an optimistic view of faith and belonging.
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Amen scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Is Amen easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 91% of series.
Is Amen violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Amen sad? Barely. Less sad than 88% of series.
Does Amen leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Amen
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Amen
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Amen, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Amen, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Amen, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
