Any Day Now is a hit Lifetime TV series which originally ran four seasons from 1998 to 2002. The show stars Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint, who are in a controversial friendship. Original logo (1984-1995) 20th Anniversary logo (2004) Lifetime Television, more commonly known as Lifetime, is an American television network which as its tagline notes, is Television for Women. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Annie Potts Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American television and film actress. ... Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960 in Trinidad, West Indies) is a television actress best known for playing assistant medical examiner Elaine Duchamps on the television drama Crossing Jordan. ...

The show's title is taken from the Chuck Jackson (1962) song "Any Day Now," which is also used for its theme song, later covered by Ronnie Milsap (1982) .

Setting

The show is set Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s, during the peak of desegregation. Any Day Now focuses on the lives and interactions of two female protagonists: Mary Elizabeth O'Brien/Sims ("M.E."), an outgoing white girl, and Rene Jackson, a shy black girl. The two had grown up as close friends but their friendship ends when M.E. becomes pregnant and chooses, despite Rene's disapproval, to keep the child and marry her boyfriend. Thirty years later, M.E. and her husband still live in Alabama where they struggle to make ends meet. Rene has moved to Washington D.C. where she is a successful attorney. After the death of her father, Rene decides to move back to her old hometown, where she reunites with M.E. The two resume their old friendship and reminisce on the past. Flag Seal Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam, The Ham Location Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Alabama Jefferson County Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 151. ... The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ... Desegregation is the process of ending racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Format

Each episode lasts 60 minutes and consists of alternating scenes from two different timelines. The first timeline follows the young version of the girls, dealing with such issues as: M.E.'s racist parents, her loving grandmother, her uncle who is a Ku Klux Klan member, her brother who goes to war, and her cruel sister, Teresa. The second timeline shows the grown, present day, version of the girls, dealing with such issues as: racism, homosexuality (Rene's clients, Rene's brother Elston), religion, women's rights, rape, natural disaster, poverty, alcohol, suicide, and death. In most episodes there was either a common theme between the scenes presented from each timeline, or a direct connection between the events depicted in the past and how it affected those in the present. Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

Fourth Season Actors

In the fourth season, the young version of the girls became older and more mature. To show this change, the actresses Mae Middleton (M.E.) and Sherri Dyon Perry (Rene) were replaced by Olivia Hack and Maya Goodwin, respectively. Olivia Hack (born June 16, 1983) is known for the voice of Rhonda Wellington Lloyd in Nickelodeons Hey Arnold!. Hack has also done voices for Fillmore!, Bratz, and Family Guy. ...

End

Any Day Now ended after its initial 4 season (88 episodes) contract expired. The show would have been renewed, but Annie Potts chose instead to care for her family.

Stars

• Annie Potts as Mary Elizabeth "M.E." Sims
• Lorraine Toussaint as Rene Jackson
• Mae Middleton as Young M.E. O'Brien (seasons 1-3)
• Olivia Hack as Young M.E. O'Brien (season 4)
• Sherri Dyon Perry as Young Rene Jackson (seasons 1-3)
• Maya Goodwin as Young Rene Jackson (season 4)
• Alexandra Hedison as Rhonda

Annie Potts Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American television and film actress. ... Lorraine Toussaint (born April 4, 1960 in Trinidad, West Indies) is a television actress best known for playing assistant medical examiner Elaine Duchamps on the television drama Crossing Jordan. ... Olivia Hack (born June 16, 1983) is known for the voice of Rhonda Wellington Lloyd in Nickelodeons Hey Arnold!. Hack has also done voices for Fillmore!, Bratz, and Family Guy. ... Alexandra Hedison Alexandra Mary Hedison (Born July 10, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Actress, playing in the series The L Word on Showtime. ...

External links

• Any Day Now page from Lifetime
• IMDB Page