King Phoenix Entertainment produced The Women of Brewster Place as a made-for-TV drama in 1989 Directed by Donna Deitch, the movie starred Oprah Winfrey and Cicely Tyson

The Women of Brewster Place ran as a 30minute weekly TV series during May and June of 1990. Oprah Winfrey starred as Mattie Michael and was the only cast member included from the original TV movie. The series was produced by Winfrey, Earl Hamner, and Donald Sipes.

The Women of Brewster Place made-for-TV drama is available on home video distributed by J2 Communications.