We are so grateful for Ava’s partnership and are looking forward to a fantastic final season. “ Queen Sugar has been an unparalleled success for OWN, garnering critical acclaim, awards recognition, and a loyal and dedicated audience. Our audience has seen themselves reflected with nuance and care through the story of the Bordelon family, including their triumphs and challenges, and most importantly, the love they have for each other through it all,” said OWN president Tina Perry.
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“ Queen Sugar is a truly extraordinary series brought to life by Ava’s leadership, her brilliant creative team, and the incredible cast and crew.
Through six seasons, 42 women have helmed episodes of the show, 39 of whom made their directorial debut on the show that counts Oprah Winfrey among its exec producers. DuVernay used the drama, about a Black family in the deep South, as a launchpad for a number of female directors. Queen Sugar was the first show created and exec produced by DuVernay to land a series order. The news comes as the current sixth season wraps its run Tuesday on the Discovery-backed cable network, where it ranks as OWN’s longest-running scripted original. 'Queen Sugar': Ava DuVernay Among All-Female Group of Helmers Back to Direct Final Season Queen Sugar has been one of the true joys of my career and my gratitude is buoyant and boundless.” Now I feel strongly that the story, which began as a sunrise of a suggestion from Oprah, is ready for its sunset as a dream fully realized. “To write and produce seven seasons of a modern drama centered on a Black family is a radical act in our industry and a triumph that has far exceeded every hope I held. Television,” DuVernay said in a statement announcing the news Tuesday morning. And my producing partner Paul Garnes and I have had seven gorgeous seasons making Queen Sugar with a remarkable cast and crew, alongside our partners at OWN and Warner Bros. In other events, Hollywood again tries to.
Production will begin early next year in New Orleans for a debut later in 2022. Charlie searches for a new mill and realizes that theres more to the story of the land than originally thought. Writing on the final season has already been completed. The series, based on the book by Natalie Baszile, aired both its fifth and sixth seasons this year after DuVernay rewrote season five to reflect the turbulent year that was 2020. OWN has handed out a seventh and final season renewal for the drama from Ava DuVernay and Warner Bros.
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