2016 American drama television series
This article is about the television series. For the novel from which it is adapted, see
Queen Sugar (novel) .
Queen Sugar drama television series created and executive produced byAva DuVernay , withOprah Winfrey serving as an executive producer. DuVernay also directed the first two episodes. The series is based on the 2014novel of the same name by American writerNatalie Baszile .[ 1] Queen Sugar centers on the lives of three siblings in rural Louisiana (Rutina Wesley ,Dawn-Lyen Gardner , andKofi Siriboe ) who must deal with the aftermath of their father's sudden death and decide the fate of his 800-acre sugarcane farm. The mainstream themes in the series often accompany episodes centered on racial profiling, the long reach ofchattel slavery in American history and the inequities in the criminal justice system, and other issues related to African Americans.[ 2]
The show holds a 93% approval rating on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes and has won twoNAACP Image Awards and 12 total nominations.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Queen Sugar airs onOprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and premiered on September 6, 2016.[ 1] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
The series follows the lives of three siblings in rural Louisiana: Nova Bordelon (played byRutina Wesley ), a formidable journalist and activist from New Orleans; Charley Bordelon (Dawn-Lyen Gardner ), a working wife and mother in Los Angeles; and their brother, Ralph Angel Bordelon (Kofi Siriboe ), a single parent struggling with unemployment and raising his son alone. Their father has recently died and unexpectedly bequeathed an 800-acre sugarcane farm in equal proportion to each of his three children in Louisiana. Recently divorced, Charley, whose husband is caught up in a scandalous affair, takes her teenage son Micah and moves to the heart of ruralLouisiana to operate the farm.
Cast and characters [ edit ] Rutina Wesley as Nova Bordelon, the eldest Bordelon child. She is ajournalist ,activist and healer in New Orleans.Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Charlotte "Charley" Bordelon West, the second Bordelon child. She was conceived when their father Ernest moved west and married a white woman. She is the biracial half sibling to Nova and Ralph Angel,sports manager , mother of Micah and ex-wife of Davis West (seasons 1–6).Kofi Siriboe as Ralph Angel Bordelon, the youngest Bordelon sibling. He is looking to better himself after recently being released from prison. Tied strongly to his family land.Nicholas L. Ashe as Micah West, Charley's and Davis' teenage son.Omar Dorsey as Hollingsworth "Hollywood" Desonier, a much youngeroil rig worker , husband to Violet, and friend of the Bordelon family.Dondre Whitfield as Remy Newell, an irrigation specialist who was a friend and confidante to Ernest. He soon tries to help Ernest's grown children and soon becomes Charley's love interest (seasons 1–3; guest seasons 4 and 7).Timon Kyle Durrett as Davis West, a charismatic starbasketball player , ex-husband of Charley, and father of Micah. His involvement in a sex scandal resulted in the end of their marriage, though they eventually reconcile and remarry (seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–6).Greg Vaughan as Calvin Gaston, a marriedpolice officer and Nova Bordelon's longtime secret lover (season 1; guest season 2; recurring season 4–5, and 7)Ethan Hutchison as Blue Bordelon, Ralph Angel's and Darla's nine-year-old son. (seasons 1–5; guest season 6; recurring season 7) Marycarmen Lopez as Reyna Velez, Blue's elementary schoolteacher and Ralph Angel’s love interest (season 1) Tina Lifford as Violet Bordelon, the younger sister of Ernest Bordelon. She acts as the matriarch of the family and lives with her husband, Hollywood.Bianca Lawson as Darla Bordelon (née Sutton), Ralph Angel's wife and Blue and Tru's mother, seeking to reconnect with them both as she is in recovery from a drug addiction. (seasons 2–7; recurring season 1)Henry G. Sanders as Prosper Denton, a lifelong friend to Ernest and fellow farmer (seasons 3–7; recurring seasons 1–2).Walter Perez as Romero Rodriguez, a doctor and love interest to Charley (season 4; recurring season 3) Tammy Townsend as Billie, Prosper's estranged daughter (seasons 6–7)[ 12] Glynn Turman as Ernest Bordelon, the late patriarch of the Bordelon family and older brother of Violet (season 1)True O'Brien as Stella, Micah's girlfriend in Los Angeles (season 1)[ 13] Reagan Gomez-Preston as Chantal Williams, Nova's friend and love interestIssac White as Devonte "Too Sweet" Bonclair, a teen who after being falsely imprisoned becomes the main focus of Nova's current crusade on how theparish DA has been railroading African-Americans (season 1; guest, season 3) Tanyell Waivers as Keke Raymond, a teenage friend of the family who becomes Micah's girlfriend and then a good friend (seasons 1-5, 7). Deja Dee as Sierra, Nova's college roommate Sharon Lawrence as Lorna Prescott, Charley's motherMichael Michele as Darlene, Darla's motherRoger Guenveur Smith as Quincy, Darla's fatherAlimi Ballard as Dr. Robert Dubois, an activist who is briefly Nova's love interest in the second seasonLea Coco as Jacob Boudreaux, a member of the Landry family who takes a special interest in Charley Danielle Lyn as Lizy, Nova's fellow journalist and friend (season 2-3) David Jensen as Samuel Landry, the owner of the most popular mill, the Landry mills, in the parish, who Charley and Ralph-Angel go up against Brian Michael Smith as Toine Wilkins, Ralph Angel's childhood friend. He istransgender and influences Ralph's acceptance of his son Blue's differences (guest seasons 2–4, 7)[ 14] Nikko Austen Smith as Asha Green, the old soul. One of Micha's activist high school friends. A brilliant, passionate teenager wanting to make a difference (seasons 3-4) Vivien Ngô as Trinh Phan, a young woman who returns to help her parents with their seafood plant who becomes Ralph Angel's love interest (season 3)[ 15] [ 16] Tony Aidan Vo as Khanh Phan, the younger brother to Trinh and son of Mrs. Phan (season 3)[ 15] Elyse Dinh McCrillis as Mrs. Phan, a Vietnamese American refugee and the mother to Khanh and Trinh; also Ralph Angel's boss at the seafood plant (season 3)[ 15] Erica Tazel as Deesha Brown-Sonnier, a public defender and Ralph Angel's love interest (season 4)[ 17] Paula Jai Parker as Celine (season 6)[ 12] Marquis Rodriguez as Isaiah (season 6)[ 12] McKinley Freeman as Dominic (season 6)[ 12] Lamman Rucker as Vince (season 7), Billie's estranged husbandSeason Episodes Originally released First released Last released 1 13 September 6, 2016 (2016-9-6 ) November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30 ) 2 16 June 20, 2017 (2017-6-20 ) November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15 ) 3 13 May 29, 2018 (2018-5-29 ) August 22, 2018 (2018-8-22 ) 4 13 June 12, 2019 (2019-6-12 ) September 11, 2019 (2019-9-11 ) Special February 9, 2021 (2021-2-9 ) 5 10 February 16, 2021 (2021-2-16 ) April 20, 2021 (2021-4-20 ) 6 10 September 7, 2021 (2021-9-7 ) November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16 ) 7 13 September 6, 2022 (2022-9-6 ) November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29 )
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 1 1 "First Things First" Ava DuVernay Ava DuVernay September 6, 2016 (2016-9-6 ) 2.69[ 20] In St Josephine Parish, Louisiana, Ernest Bordelon, patriarch of the Bordelon family, owns a large sugar cane farm. He is one of the few black farmers that owns his own land. He has 3 adult children Nova the oldest a newspaper reporter in
New Orleans , that provides mairjuana for local dealers and medicinally to the elderly She is also involved in an affair with a married white police officer. Charlotte (Charley) lives in
Los Angeles and is married to a famous basketball player, Davis West, and has a teenage son Micah. Ralph Angel the youngest, has a toddler son of his own, Blue. Ralph Angel has recently been released from prison and is currently on parole. Ralph Angel drops off Blue with his aunt Violet and her partner, Hollywood. In LA, Charley is having lunch with other basketball wives when news breaks of a
sex scandal involving most members of the team but not Davis. At school, Blue is upset his classmates will not attend his birthday. Upon hearing this, his teacher told the class she will be attending the party. At Blue’s birthday party, Ernest has a stroke and has to be hospitalized. During Davis’s game, a video is released showing him being involved in the sex scandal, and Charley confronts him on the court mid-game. At the hospital Blue’s mother, a recovering addict, shows up asking for visitation as she has started to turn her life around. The family has not been able to contact Charley and tell her of her father’s condition, when they finally do she arrives too late as he has already passed away.
2 2 "Evergreen" Ava DuVernay Tina Mabry September 7, 2016 (2016-9-7 ) 2.14[ 21] 3 3 "Thy Will Be Done" Neema Barnette Jason Wilborn September 14, 2016 (2016-9-14 ) 2.00[ 22] 4 4 "The Darker Sooner" So Yong Kim Kay Oyegun September 21, 2016 (2016-9-21 ) 1.52[ 23] 5 5 "By Any Chance" Victoria Mahoney Anthony Sparks September 28, 2016 (2016-9-28 ) 1.59[ 24] 6 6 "As Promised" Tanya Hamilton Melissa Carter October 5, 2016 (2016-10-5 ) 1.44[ 25] 7 7 "In No Uncertain Terms" Neema Barnette Denise Harkavy October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12 ) 1.68[ 26] 8 8 "Where With All" Kat Candler Tina Mabry October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26 ) 1.71[ 27] 9 9 "Next to Nothing" Kat Candler Jason Wilborn November 2, 2016 (2016-11-2 ) 1.69[ 28] 10 10 "So Far" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Anthony Sparks November 9, 2016 (2016-11-9 ) 1.50[ 29] 11 11 "All Good" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Kay Oyegun November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16 ) 1.64[ 30] 12 12 "Far Too Long" Tina Mabry Melissa Carter & Ali Gordon-Goldstein November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23 ) 1.50[ 31] 13 13 "Give Us This Day" Tina Mabry Ava DuVernay November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30 ) 1.91[ 32]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 14 1 "After the Winter" Kat Candler Monica Macer June 20, 2017 (2017-6-20 ) 2.31[ 33] 15 2 "To Usward" Cheryl Dunye Jason Wilborn June 21, 2017 (2017-6-21 ) 1.69[ 34] 16 3 "What Do I Care For Morning" Aurora Guerrero Anthony Sparks June 28, 2017 (2017-6-28 ) 1.55[ 35] 17 4 "My Soul's High Song" Maryam Keshavarz Dana Greenblatt July 5, 2017 (2017-7-5 ) 1.46[ 36] 18 5 "Caroling Dusk" Amanda Marsalis Davita Scarlett July 12, 2017 (2017-7-12 ) 1.52[ 37] 19 6 "Line of Our Elders" DeMane Davis Mimi Won Techentin July 19, 2017 (2017-7-19 ) 1.56[ 38] 20 7 "I Know My Soul" Kat Candler Maria Elena Rodriguez July 26, 2017 (2017-7-26 ) 1.57[ 39] 21 8 "Freedom's Plow" Amanda Marsalis Anthony Sparks August 2, 2017 (2017-8-2 ) 1.59[ 40] 22 9 "Yet Do I Marvel" Julie Dash Jason Wilborn October 3, 2017 (2017-10-3 ) 1.74[ 41] 23 10 "Drums at Dusk" Julie Dash Valerie Chu October 4, 2017 (2017-10-4 ) 1.20[ 42] 24 11 "Fruit of the Flower" Cheryl Dunye Dana Greenblatt October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11 ) 1.31[ 43] 25 12 "Live in the All Along" Garrett Bradley Mimi Won Techentin October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18 ) 1.14[ 44] 26 13 "Heritage" Liesl Tommy Monica Macer & Davita Scarlett October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25 ) 1.34[ 45] 27 14 "On These I Stand" Christina Voros Jason Wilborn & Anthony Sparks November 1, 2017 (2017-11-1 ) 1.28[ 46] 28 15 "Copper Sun" DeMane Davis Monica Macer & Dana Greenblatt November 8, 2017 (2017-11-8 ) 1.22[ 47] 29 16 "Dream Variations" Kat Candler Ava DuVernay November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15 ) 1.33[ 48] Note: This episode is 90 minutes.
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 30 1 "A Rock, a River, a Tree" DeMane Davis Kat Candler May 29, 2018 (2018-5-29 ) 1.48[ 49] 31 2 "Of Their Sojourn Here" Patricia Cardoso Anthony Sparks May 30, 2018 (2018-5-30 ) 1.04[ 50] 32 3 "Your Distant Destiny" Lauren Wolkstein Erika L. Johnson June 6, 2018 (2018-6-6 ) 0.92[ 51] 33 4 "No Haven in My Shadow" Maria Govan Mike Flynn June 13, 2018 (2018-6-13 ) 1.13[ 52] 34 5 "A Little Lower Than Angels" Shaz Bennett Chloé Hung June 20, 2018 (2018-6-20 ) 1.14[ 53] 35 6 "Delicate and Strangely Made" Christina Choe Channing Godfrey Peoples June 27, 2018 (2018-6-27 ) 1.17[ 54] 36 7 "Study War No More" DeMane Davis Anthony Sparks July 11, 2018 (2018-7-11 ) 1.20[ 55] 37 8 "Come, Clad in Peace" DeMane Davis Erika L. Johnson July 18, 2018 (2018-7-18 ) 1.01[ 56] 38 9 "The Tree and Stone Were One" Nijla Mumin Anthony Sparks July 25, 2018 (2018-7-25 ) 1.05[ 57] 39 10 "Here Beside the River" Ayoka Chenzira Chloé Hung August 1, 2018 (2018-8-1 ) 1.02[ 58] 40 11 "Your Passages Have Been Paid" Rachel Raimist Channing Godfrey Peoples August 8, 2018 (2018-8-8 ) 1.05[ 59] 41 12 "The Horizon Leans Forward" Kat Candler Mike Flynn August 15, 2018 (2018-8-15 ) 1.05[ 60] 42 13 "From on the Pulse of Morning" Kat Candler Anthony Sparks August 22, 2018 (2018-8-22 ) 1.01[ 61] Note: This episode is 90 minutes.
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 43 1 "Pleasure Is Black" Cheryl Dunye Anthony Sparks June 12, 2019 (2019-6-12 ) 1.02[ 62] 44 2 "I No Longer Imagine" Carmen Marrón Chloé Hung June 19, 2019 (2019-6-19 ) 0.97[ 63] 45 3 "Where My Body Stops or Begins" Lacey Duke Mike Flynn June 26, 2019 (2019-6-26 ) 1.08[ 64] 46 4 "Skin Transparent" Numa Perrier Valerie Woods July 3, 2019 (2019-7-3 ) 1.03[ 65] 47 5 "Face Speckled" Heidi Saman Lisa Morales July 10, 2019 (2019-7-10 ) 1.18[ 66] 48 6 "By The Spit" Bola Ogun Felicia Pride July 24, 2019 (2019-7-24 ) 0.95[ 67] 49 7 "Of Several Centuries" Tchaiko Omawale Anthony Sparks July 31, 2019 (2019-7-31 ) 0.95[ 68] 50 8 "All The Borders" Deborah Kampmeier Chloé Hung & Valerie Woods August 7, 2019 (2019-8-7 ) 1.07[ 69] 51 9 "Stare at the Same Fires" C. Fitz Lisa Morales August 14, 2019 (2019-8-14 ) 1.15[ 70] 52 10 "Oh Mamere" Cheryl Dunye Chloé Hung & Felicia Pride August 21, 2019 (2019-8-21 ) 1.02[ 71] 53 11 "I'm Sorry" Stacey Muhammad Mike Flynn & Valerie Woods August 28, 2019 (2019-8-28 ) 1.02[ 72] 54 12 "Here" Pratibha Parmar Anthony Sparks & Alison McKenzie September 4, 2019 (2019-9-4 ) 1.05[ 73] 55 13 "I Am" Ayoka Chenzira Anthony Sparks September 11, 2019 (2019-9-11 ) 1.10[ 74]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 56 - "Never Let Go" Unknown Unknown February 9, 2021 (2021-2-9 ) 0.32[ 75]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 57 1 "Late-February 2020" Lauren Wolkstein Anthony Sparks February 16, 2021 (2021-2-16 ) 0.75[ 76] 58 2 "Mid-March 2020" Lisa France Lisa Morales February 23, 2021 (2021-2-23 ) 0.64[ 77] 59 3 "Late-April 2020" Lauren Wolkstein Norman Vance, Jr. March 2, 2021 (2021-3-2 ) 0.68[ 78] 60 4 "Early-May 2020" Cierra Glaude Ava DuVernay & Anthony SparksMarch 9, 2021 (2021-3-9 ) 0.62[ 79] 61 5 "May 19, 2020" Lauren Wolkstein Norman Vance, Jr. & Ava DuVernay March 16, 2021 (2021-3-16 ) 0.56[ 80] 62 6 "May 27, 2020" Cierra Glaude Anthony Sparks March 23, 2021 (2021-3-23 ) 0.63[ 81] 63 7 "June 1, 2020" Lisa France Norman Vance Jr. & Ava DuVernay March 30, 2021 (2021-3-30 ) 0.60[ 82] 64 8 "June 3, 2020" Cierra Glaude Anthony Sparks & Autumn Joy Jimerson April 6, 2021 (2021-4-6 ) 0.59[ 83] 65 9 "In Summer Time To Simply Be" Lauren Wolkstein Ava DuVernay & Anthony Sparks April 13, 2021 (2021-4-13 ) 0.69[ 84] 66 10 "Onward" Lauren Wolkstein Ava DuVernay & Anthony Sparks April 20, 2021 (2021-4-20 ) 0.66[ 85]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 67 1 "If You Could Enter Their Dreaming" Carmen Marron Anthony Sparks September 7, 2021 (2021-9-7 ) 0.66[ 86] 68 2 "And Dream with Them Deeply" Cierra Glaude Alison McKenzie September 14, 2021 (2021-9-14 ) 0.56[ 87] 69 3 "You Would Come Back Different" Marie Jamora Shaz Bennett September 21, 2021 (2021-9-21 ) 0.58[ 88] 70 4 "To a Different Day" Stephanie Turner Sara Finney-Johnson September 28, 2021 (2021-9-28 ) 0.56[ 89] 71 5 "Moving So Easily Through That Common Depth" Shari L. Carpenter Wayne Conley October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05 ) 0.63[ 90] 72 6 "Or Maybe Just Stay There" Bertha Bay-Sa Pan Michelle Denise Jackson October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12 ) 0.66[ 91] 73 7 "They Would Bloom and Welcome You" Keisha Rae Witherspoon Alison McKenzie & Alex G. Berger October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26 ) 0.70[ 92] 74 8 "All Those Brothers and Sisters" Lisa France Sara Finney-Johnson & Yves Beneche November 2, 2021 (2021-11-2 ) 0.68[ 93] 75 9 "Tossing in the Meadows" Shaz Bennett Wayne Conley & Autumn Joy Jimerson & Ava DuVernay November 9, 2021 (2021-11-9 ) 0.69[ 94] 76 10 "And You Would Be One of Them" Shaz Bennett Anthony Sparks November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16 ) 0.65[ 95]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 77 1 "And When Great Souls Die" Kat Candler Shaz Bennett September 6, 2022 (2022-9-6 ) 0.44[ 96] 78 2 "After A Period, Peace Blooms" Kat Candler Sara Finney-Johnson September 13, 2022 (2022-9-13 ) 0.43[ 97] 79 3 "Slowly And Always Irregularly" Stacey Muhammad Francesca Butler September 20, 2022 (2022-9-20 ) 0.43[ 98] 80 4 "Spaces Fill" Stacey Muhammad Charles Ray Hamilton September 27, 2022 (2022-9-27 ) 0.51[ 99] 81 5 "With A Kind Of" Shaz Bennett Eddie Serrano October 4, 2022 (2022-10-4 ) 0.41[ 100] 82 6 "Soothing Electric Vibration" Shaz Bennett Karen Corneille October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11 ) 0.50[ 101] 83 7 "Our Senses Restored" Patricia Cardoso Alan Morgan andAva DuVernay October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18 ) 0.45[ 102] 84 8 "Never to Be the Same" Patricia Cardoso Josslyn Luckett and Ava DuVernay October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25 ) 0.47[ 103] 85 9 "Whisper to Us" Aurora Guerrero Sara Finney-Johnson & Charles Ray Hamilton November 1, 2022 (2022-11-1 ) 0.49[ 104] 86 10 "They Existed" Aurora Guerrero Francesca Butler & Josslyn Luckett and Shaz Bennett November 8, 2022 (2022-11-8 ) 0.49[ 105] 87 11 "We Can Be" DeMane Davis Karen Corneille & Ava DuVernay November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15 ) 0.48[ 106] 88 12 "Be and Be Better" DeMane Davis Eddie Serrano & Alan Morgan November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22 ) 0.37[ 107] 89 13 "For They Existed" Ava DuVernay Ava DuVernay November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29 ) 0.51[ 108]
On February 2, 2015, it was announced thatOprah Winfrey Network had ordered a straight-to-series TV drama based onQueen Sugar [ 1] [ 6] [ 109] [ 110] Ava DuVernay andOprah Winfrey , who worked on the 2014 filmSelma
The first season began filming in February 2016[ 111] [ 112] Neema Barnette joined the series as director and producer.[ 113] Tina Mabry is a producer and will also direct two episodes, andAnthony Sparks ,[ 114] [ 115] Meshell Ndegeocello would provide the score for the series.[ 116] Queen Sugar is said to be the first television series in which female directors direct every episode of the series.[ 117]
On January 13, 2016,Rutina Wesley was announced to play the role of Nova Bordelon.[ 118] [ 119] [ 120] Dawn-Lyen Gardner ,Kofi Siriboe , andOmar Dorsey , who co-starred inSelma , were all announced in leading roles.[ 121] [ 122] Emmy Award -winnerGlynn Turman will guest-star as Ernest Bordelon, the patriarch of the family who dies in the first episode.[ 123] Tina Lifford ,Dondre Whitfield , Timon Kyle Durrett and Nicholas L. Ashe were cast as series regulars.[ 124] Bianca Lawson andGreg Vaughan joined the cast as regulars, whileHenry G. Sanders joined in a recurring role. Oprah Winfrey Network said that Winfrey, who earlier was announced as a recurring character, would not have an onscreen role.[ 125] [ 126] Tammy Townsend joined the cast as a new series regular whilePaula Jai Parker , Marquis Rodriguez, and McKinley Freeman joined cast in recurring roles for the sixth season.[ 12]
After her absence from the season seven trailer started to get noticed on social media, Dawn-Lyen Gardner explained that she didn't participate on the final season of the show,[ 127]
On August 1, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of the series' television premiere, which aired in a two-night premiere on June 20 and 21, 2017.[ 128] [ 129]
The show was renewed for a third season on July 26, 2017.[ 130] [ 131]
On August 8, 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season. Following the renewal, co-executive producer Anthony Sparks was revealed to be the new showrunner, replacing Kat Candler.[ 132] [ 133]
On September 12, 2019, OWN renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on February 16, 2021.[ 134] [ 135] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating for the first season, with an average rating of 7.4/10 based on 41 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "With an authenticity of culture and place and strong performances throughout, Queen Sugar rises above melodrama in this alluring, unhurried and powerful portrait of a fractious black American family."[ 3] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 25 critics for the season, indicating what the website considers to be "generally favorable reviews".[ 136] [ 137]
Year Association Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. 2016 AAFCA TV Awards Best Drama Queen Sugar Won [ 139] Best TV Shows Won 2017 AAFCA TV Awards Best Drama Queen Sugar Won [ 140] Best TV Shows Won Black Reel Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 141] Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Rutina Wesley Won Dawn-Lyen Gardner Nominated Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Ava DuVernay (for "First Things First") Nominated Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Nominated Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series Meshell Ndegeocello Nominated [ 142] NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Won [ 4] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Ava DuVernay (for "First Things First") Won Anthony Sparks (for "By Any Chance") Nominated People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Drama Queen Sugar Nominated [ 143] 2018 AAFCA TV Awards Best Drama Queen Sugar Won [ 144] Black Reel Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 141] Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Rutina Wesley Won Dawn-Lyen Gardner Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Omar J. Dorsey Won Dondré T. Whitfield Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Bianca Lawson Nominated Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series Alimi Ballard Nominated Roger Guenveur Smith Nominated Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series Michael Michele Nominated Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Cheryl Dunye (for "Fruit of the Flower") Nominated Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Monica Macer , Davita Scarlett(for "Heritage") Nominated Ava DuVernay (for "Dream Variations") Nominated Outstanding Music Liza Richardson Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 145] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Dondre Whitfield Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Tina Lifford Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Youth Ethan Hutchison Nominated Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Ava DuVernay (for "Dream Variations") Nominated Anthony Sparks (for "What Do I Care For Morning)" Nominated 2019 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated [ 141] Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Rutina Wesley Won Dawn-Lyen Gardner Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Nicholas L. Ashe Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series Tina Lifford Nominated Outstanding Directing, Drama Series DeMane Davis(for "A Rock, A River, A Tree") Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 146] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Rutina Wesley Nominated 2020 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor, Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated [ 141] Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series David Alan Grier Nominated Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series Cree Summer Nominated Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Ayoka Chenzira (for "I Am") Nominated Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Mike Flynn(for "Where My Body Stops or Begins") Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 147] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Tina Lifford Nominated Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series David Alan Grier Nominated 2021 AAFCA TV Awards Best Drama Queen Sugar Won [ 148] Impact Award Won Best Writing Anthony Sparks Won Black Reel Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 141] Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Dawn-Lyen Gardner Nominated 2022 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Won [ 149] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Dawn-Lyen Gardner Nominated Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Bianca Lawson Nominated 2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [ 150] Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Kofi Siriboe Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Rutina Wesley Nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Bianca Lawson Nominated Tina Lifford Nominated Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series Glynn Turman Won
UCLA graduate Natalie Baszile started writingQueen Sugar , the novel, in the early 1990s, but the text was only completed ten years later. She first presented the manuscript to publishers in 2009 but without any success. After revising the book for another two years, she resubmitted the text, with one agent agreeing to represent her.
Baszile took part in a women writer's retreat inHedgebrook . A friend of hers who was also at the retreat, the novelist Sarah Manyika, suggested that she read part ofQueen Sugar to fellow residents. Leigh Haber,O, The Oprah Magazine 'Harpo Productions . A few months after that, Harpo called to say they wanted to option the book for a project.[ 151]
The book was published by Penguin in 2014 as Baszile's debut novel and, a few months later, OWN negotiated the deal to turn the book into a television series.
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Current Belle Collective Ready to Love (since 2018)Ready to Love: Make A Move (since 2023)Love & Marriage: Huntsville (since 2019)Love & Marriage: DC (since 2022)Former
