Being Mary Jane
TV Show · Drama · Romance

Being Mary Jane, BET's first one-hour drama, focuses on the life of successful SNC news anchor, Mary Jane Paul, who is the quintessential single black female. She seems to have it all. Yet, something is missing from her American Dream -- a family of her own.

2013 · 1h 1m
  • 16+
Starring Gabrielle Union, Omari Hardwick, Lisa Vidal
Director Salim Akil

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot
    Mary Jane Paul (Gabrielle Union) is part of a growing American statistic-- the single, black female. A news anchor with style, class and almost everything else a girl could want; she reports on the lives of others every night, but now we pull the curtain.
    1h
  • EPISODE 2
    Storm Advisory
    Andre comes face to face with David at Mary Jane's house, in an encounter that leaves Mary Jane convinced both men are none the wiser. Meanwhile, changes are afoot at SNC after an anchor is unceremoniously fired.
    39m
  • EPISODE 3
    Girls Night In
    Mary Jane ponders a dramatic life-change after Andre orchestrates a motel room rendezvous, during which he tells her exactly what he intended to do prior to her discovering that he's married.
    39m
  • EPISODE 4
    The Huxtables Have Fallen
    After Mary Jane's affair with Andre is exposed, she's forced to face the reality that her illicit tryst may have a deeper hold on her than she could have ever imagined.
    39m
  • EPISODE 5
    Mixed Messages
    After Andre compares Mary Jane's sexual aptitude to Avery's, Mary Jane responds by meeting a man online. And when Helen's diamond bracelet goes missing, both Paul Sr. and Helen expose their true feelings about their children.
    39m
  • EPISODE 6
    Exposed
    Just when Mary Jane and Andre settle into living temporarily together, Mary Jane attends a charity gala and runs into an old love. Meanwhile at work, Mary Jane will be faced with a tough decision of protecting a friend.
    39m

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Cast & Crew

  • Gabrielle Union
    Mary Jane Paul
  • Omari Hardwick
    Andre Daniels
  • Lisa Vidal
    Kara
  • Richard Roundtree
    Paul Patterson Sr.
  • Richard Brooks
    Patrick Patterson
  • Margaret Avery
    Helen Patterson
  • Salim Akil
    Director
  • Gabrielle Union
    Producer
  • Mara Brock Akil
    Producer
  • Salim Akil
    Producer

About

Being Mary Jane

Drama

Being Mary Jane, BET's first one-hour drama, focuses on the life of successful SNC news anchor, Mary Jane Paul, who is the quintessential single black female. She seems to have it all. Yet, something is missing from her American Dream -- a family of her own.

16+

COMMON SENSE

Great successful-woman series with sexy stuff.

Information

Studio
BET
Released
2013
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United States
© 2013 BET Networks

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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