Nikki Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe met while filming the series and later got married on May 21, 2005, in Gundelfingen, Germany.
Nicole Ari Parker plays the oldest sister on the show,but is really the youngest in real life.
Irma P. Hall is the only cast member to appear as the same character she did in the movie Soul Food (1997).
Malinda Williams, who played Bird Van Adams in the tv show, was once married to Mekhi Phifer who played Lem Van Adams in the movie.
Simmons was Kenny and Maxine's last name in the movie. They changed it to Chadway in the series.