I'll Fly Away (1991)

S1E1 I'll Fly Away (Pilot)

In the turbulent South of 1958, attorney Forrest Bedford faces the challenges of family life while navigating the complexities of the civil rights movement. The pilot introduces Lily, a housekeeper who starts her job just as Forrest is prosecuting a white man involved in a tragic bus accident that claimed the lives of three Black individuals. Meanwhile, young John Morgan grapples with the absence of his mother, who is in the hospital, adding to the emotional weight of the unfolding events.