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Queen Sugar is an American drama television series created and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, with Oprah Winfrey serving as an executive producer. DuVernay also directed the first two episodes. The series is based on the 2014 novel of the same name by American writer Natalie Baszile. [1]
Queen Sugar: Created by Ava DuVernay. With Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey, Nicholas L. Ashe. Follows the life of three siblings, one of whom moves from Los Angeles to Louisiana to claim a shared inheritance from their recently departed father: an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
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Queen Sugar is a new drama series that airs on the
Set in the fictional town of Saint Josephine, Louisiana, chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings: Nova Bordelon, a worldly-wise journalist and activist; Charley Bordelon West, the savvy wife and manager of a professional basketball star; and Ralph Angel Bordelon, a formerly incarcerated young father in search of redemption.
After a family tragedy, the Bordelons must navigate the triumphs and struggles of their complicated lives in order to run a struggling sugarcane farm in the Deep South. Led by acclaimed film director Ava DuVernay, who directed the first two episodes, all episodes in the series’ debut season are directed by women.
•Rutina Wesley as Nova Bordelon
•Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Charley Bordelon West
•Kofi Siriboe as Ralph Angel Bordelon
•Tina Lifford as Violet Bordelon
•Omar Dorsey as Hollywood Desonier
•Dondre Whitfield as Remy Newell
Queen Sugar centers on the lives of three siblings in rural Louisiana (Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Kofi Siriboe) who must deal with the aftermath of their father's sudden death and decide the fate of his 800-acre sugarcane farm.
Queen Sugar is an American drama television series created and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, with Oprah Winfrey also serving as executive producer, and based on the novel of the same name by Natalia Baszile. It aired for seven seasons on the Oprah Winfrey Network from September 6, 2016 to November 29, 2022 .
"Queen Sugar" tells the story of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Louisiana. At the center of the family are Nova, a journalist and activist; Charley, the wife and manager of an NBA player; and formerly incarcerated father Ralph Angel, who is searching for redemption.
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Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently departed father - an 800-acre sugarcane farm.
