Miracle's Boys is an American Teen Drama miniseries based on the novel by the same name by Jacqueline Woodson. The miniseries was produced by Noggin for its teen programming block, "The N." The show was about three Afro-Latino brothers living in Harlem, adjusting to life after their mother passes away and the middle brother Charlie (Sean Nelson) comes back home from spending a year in juvenile detention. Eldest brother Ty'ree (Pooch Hall) gives up his dreams of going to MIT to take care of his siblings, and youngest sibling Lafayette (Julito McCullum) is adjusting to the chaos of his brother coming back, his mother's death and trying to be a normal young teenager. Throughout the series, the brothers work through hardships and grief and try to come together as a family.
The miniseries was six episodes long. A behind-the-scenes special was also made. Nas performed the theme song.
This series contains the following tropes
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Angelina is smitten with Charlie, despite his criminal record.
- Don't Split Us Up: Ty'ree cares for his older brothers and works hard as a mail room manager to keep his brothers from being sent to foster care.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: Charlie has a rough exterior, made worse by his stint in juvie, but deep down, he's a sweetheart and a talented guitarist.
- Justified Title: The boys' mother is named Milagro, which is Spanish for "Miracle," and the show is about her sons.
- Love Triangle: Lafayette is crushing on Angelina bad, but she only has eyes for Charlie.
- Parental Abandonment: The boys' father passed away years before the events of the series, and their mother passes away sometime during Charlie's stay in juvie.
- Promotion to Parent: Ty'ree had to decline acceptance to MIT in order to take care of his two brothers.
- The Resenter: Ty'ree reveals this side of himself while drunk, upset of having to put his dreams on hold to care for his brothers.
- Troubled, but Cute: Charlie is angry and bitter after his stay in juvie, as well as grieving for his mother, but that doesn't stop Angelina from crushing on him.
- We ARE Struggling Together: Often times the brothers fight with one another, so much so that sometimes they lose sight of trying to stay together and honoring their mother.
