OWN network revealed the first trailer for new series Queen Sugar inspired by the Natalie Baszile novel of the same name.
From filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and executive produced by DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey and Melissa Carter, the drama chronicles the lives and loves of three estranged siblings in Louisiana. The show stars Dawn-Lyen Gardner (Unforgettable) as Nova, a world-wise journalist and activist, Rutina Wesley (True Blood) as Nova, the savvy wife and manager of a professional basketball star, and Kofi Siriboe (Awkward) as Ralph Angel, 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 an ailing sugarcane farm in the Deep South.
Led by acclaimed film director DuVernay, who directed the first two episodes, all episodes in the series’ debut season are directed by women.
Queen Sugar is produced for OWN by Warner Horizon Television, and will debut with a two-night premiere on September 6 and 7 at 10 p.m.
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