diff --git a/openstack_releases/series_status.py b/openstack_releases/series_status.py
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+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+"""Class for reading series status information.
+"""
+
+import collections.abc
+import os.path
+
+from openstack_releases import yamlutils
+
+
+class Phase(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self._data = data
+        self.status = data['status']
+        self.date = data['date']
+
+
+class Series(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self._data = data
+        self.name = data['name']
+        self.status = data['status']
+        self.initial_release = data['initial-release']
+
+    @property
+    def next_phase(self):
+        try:
+            return Phase(self._data['next-phase'])
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
+
+    @property
+    def eol_date(self):
+        return self._data.get('eol-date', None)
+
+
+class SeriesStatus(collections.abc.Mapping):
+
+    def __init__(self, raw_data):
+        self._raw_data = raw_data
+        self._data = self._organize_data(raw_data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_directory(cls, root_dir):
+        raw_data = cls._load_series_status_data(root_dir)
+        return cls(raw_data)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _load_series_status_data(root_dir):
+        filename = os.path.join(root_dir, 'deliverables', 'series_status.yaml')
+        with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            return yamlutils.loads(f.read())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _organize_data(raw_data):
+        organized = {
+            s['name']: Series(s)
+            for s in raw_data
+        }
+        return organized
+
+    # Mapping API
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self._data)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self._data)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, series):
+        return self._data[series]
diff --git a/openstack_releases/tests/test_series_status.py b/openstack_releases/tests/test_series_status.py
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+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import datetime
+import os
+import os.path
+import textwrap
+
+import fixtures
+from oslotest import base
+
+from openstack_releases import series_status
+from openstack_releases import yamlutils
+
+
+class TestConstructSeriesStatus(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    _body = textwrap.dedent('''
+    - name: rocky
+      status: development
+      initial-release: 2018-08-30
+      next-phase:
+        status: maintained
+        date: 2018-08-30
+    - name: queens
+      status: maintained
+      initial-release: 2018-02-28
+      next-phase:
+        status: extended maintenance
+        date: 2019-08-25
+    ''')
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.tmpdir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir()).path
+        deliv_dir = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, 'deliverables')
+        os.mkdir(deliv_dir)
+        with open(os.path.join(deliv_dir, 'series_status.yaml'),
+                  'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(self._body)
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        data = yamlutils.loads(self._body)
+        status = series_status.SeriesStatus(data)
+        self.assertIn('rocky', status)
+
+    def test_from_directory(self):
+        status = series_status.SeriesStatus.from_directory(self.tmpdir)
+        self.assertIn('rocky', status)
+
+
+class TestSeries(base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+
+    def test_next_phase(self):
+        s = series_status.Series({
+            'name': 'rocky',
+            'status': 'development',
+            'initial-release': datetime.date(2018, 8, 30),
+            'next-phase': {
+                'status': 'maintained',
+                'date': datetime.date(2018, 8, 30),
+            },
+        })
+        self.assertIsNotNone(s.next_phase)
+
+    def test_no_next_phase(self):
+        s = series_status.Series({
+            'name': 'rocky',
+            'status': 'development',
+            'initial-release': datetime.date(2018, 8, 30),
+        })
+        self.assertIsNone(s.next_phase)
+
+    def test_eol_date(self):
+        s = series_status.Series({
+            'name': 'icehouse',
+            'status': 'end of life',
+            'initial-release': datetime.date(2014, 4, 17),
+            'eol-date': datetime.date(2015, 7, 2),
+        })
+        self.assertIsNotNone(s.eol_date)
+
+    def test_no_eol_date(self):
+        s = series_status.Series({
+            'name': 'austin',
+            'status': 'end of life',
+            'initial-release': datetime.date(2010, 10, 21),
+        })
+        self.assertIsNone(s.eol_date)