Did Bishop Die on the 'Greenleaf' Series Finale? (SPOILERS)

What came about to Bishop on 'Greenleaf'? Find out whether or not the patriarch lived via the finale, plus details on the upcoming spin-off.

The ultimate episode of OWN’s original series Greenleaf aired on Aug. 11, bringing to an finish 5 seasons value of secrets, scandal, and religion. 

Following the cliffhanger surrounding Bishop James Greenleaf’s health in the penultimate episode, our major query going into the finale was whether the leader of Calvary lives or dies.

What came about to Bishop on 'Greenleaf'?

The patriarch’s fate hung in the balance after he apparently suffered a stroke. Right sooner than, Lady Mae had discussed that she wanted to remarry him ASAP, however found Bishop not able to speak in their bedroom. 

He signaled for a pen and controlled to scrawl out "I do" on his Bible as the mother of 3 sat beside him. "I do, too, my love," she tearfully responded sooner than he collapsed. 

Unfortunately, we learned in the show’s remaining hour that Bishop gave up the ghost. Lady Mae couldn’t undergo to talk about his demise, telling Karine, "My heart is a truckload of nitroglycerine, and his name is a bump in the road."

Despite her grief, she soldiered on, giving a formidable sermon all through Calvary’s Sunday provider and cementing her position as the church’s new lead pastor.

In an interview with TVLine, the display's writer, Craig Wright, revealed that he didn’t always plan on letting Bishop die. "I knew that the series was inevitably going to have to be about the eclipse of male power, because the male power in the Black churches, it’s like the sacred cow. It’s the thing you’re not ever allowed to kick at," he explained.

"But I did not exactly have in mind that Bishop had to die," he noted. "As we got closer and closer to the end, I just realized that anything less than that was going to feel tired."

A 'Greenleaf' spin-off is in the works with Lady Mae at the helm.

Craig showed to TVLine that the antiheroine (who’s played by means of actress Lynn Whitfield) might be front and heart in the upcoming challenge.

"When I saw her [preaching], it made me even more excited about the spin-off, because when you hear Lady Mae talking about how to love the past enough to let it go and how to look for the future, it’s just so exciting to me to do another chapter in the story," he shared.

But don’t expect the distraught widow to rope in a brand new love hobby any time soon. "I think even if we trotted out Idris Elba with a Bible in his hand, Lady Mae would have a hard time moving on," Craig joked.

"But as Lynn always reminds me, Lady Mae is a sexual woman, a woman of passion and desire. So eventually, she would come around. But we can’t make it easy."

Craig also admitted that the previous couple of episodes of Greenleaf purposefully laid the groundwork for a possible Tasha/Jacob/Tara triangle. "Tara is so sweet and gentle, and Tasha is so, you know, fiery and a little bit silly — but adorable," he stated.

"I think it’s a great set of options for Jacob to consider as he continues to try to find his moral and masculine center as sort of the last standing male in the family."

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