Some sweet news for Queen Sugar fans! OWN just announced they’ve renewed the TV show for a fifth season.
From Ava DuVernay, the drama series chronicles the lives and loves of the estranged Bordelon siblings who try to save the family sugarcane farm after a family tragedy. The cast includes Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Bianca Lawson, Tina Lifford, and Ethan Hutchison.
Queen Sugar has been a ratings and critical hit for OWN since it debuted in 2016. Even though season four faltered a little in the ratings, the season still averaged a .20 in the 18-49 demo and 1.041 million viewers.
Season five of Queen Sugar is slated to debut on OWN in 2020.
Read more info below:
Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fifth season Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar” to air in 2020. Produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, “Queen Sugar” has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the Deep South and for DuVernay’s initiative since the series’ inception to hire an inclusive crew and all-female directing team, many of whom were first time TV directors. Current season four showrunner Anthony Sparks returns for the fifth season.
“Every character feels like family. Our own. I am excited to see what Ava has unfolding next for the Bordelons,” said Oprah Winfrey.
“I’m thrilled to further explore the beauty, pain and triumph of this African-American family, with hopes that their story will continue to resonate with audiences who see themselves in the Bordelons,” said DuVernay. “It’s a real honor to create this work with Warner Horizon and OWN as their support is rock-solid and wonderful.”
“Ava’s vision for ‘Queen Sugar’ is one of inspired storytelling, and her execution of that vision has given us a remarkable series that makes us so proud,” said Tina Perry, president, OWN. “Her leadership and creative spirit – including the commitment to exclusively hire female directors and establish an inclusive crew – is unprecedented and evident throughout each episode of this beautiful series. We are grateful to Ava and her entire team of talented writers, producers, cast and crew and look forward to another season.”
Led by the talented cast of Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe, “Queen Sugar’s” storylines have delved into important topics such as police brutality, addiction and recovery, and systemic racism to name a few. The series has been awarded the NAACP Image Award for best drama and for three consecutive years was named Best TV Show Drama by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) and nominated as Television Show of the Year by the American Black Film Festival (ABFF).
“Queen Sugar” is currently Wednesday night’s #1 original series across all of broadcast and cable for African-American women and total viewers. It has averaged a 1.54 rating W25-54 and 1,655,000 total viewers. The series’ W25-54 rating is up +2% over last year and it’s the #6 original scripted series on ad-supported cable (W25-54).
At the outset of production DuVernay established an inclusive initiative to hire an all-female directorial team. Since its debut in September 2016, 35 women have directed episodes of “Queen Sugar,” 32 of whom made their television directorial debut on the series. The inclusive hiring extends in front of and behind the camera, with a dozen female department heads from casting and production design to post-production and music supervision.
The overwhelming response to the series was also evident each week on social media demonstrating the strong connection viewers have to seeing multi-faceted portrayals of an African-American family on television. On a recent episode where two characters experience separate triggering events with sexual assault and police brutality, OWN and Warner Horizon Scripted Television worked in partnership with DuVernay’s ARRAY Impact to host a live social conversation #QUEENSUGARTALKS, featuring industry leaders such as Common and Iyanla Vanzant who answered questions and provided resources to those who may be personally affected by these issues.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Queen Sugar? Are you glad it’s been renewed?
Queen Sugar is getting better and better.
I am a fan of Queen Sugar, but I WILL NOT be watching it any more. I dont like how the shows on OWN are only a few episodes and then the loyal fans are forced to wait darn near a year in between seasons.
It was soooo long between seasons of Greenleaf that I forgot about it. So I am finished watching any all shows on the OWN network.
OMG, Queen Surgar is the bomb!!! When I first started watching it, I binged watched the first 3 seasons and couldn’t wait wait for season 4 season 5 needs to be here tomorrow already!!! They need more episodes in a season, that’s all I have to say.
So so glad Queen Sugar has been renewed. How could it not be?
THANK YOU JESUS! CAN’T UNTIL NEW SEASON STARTS!
I am definitely the biggest fan of Queen Sugar. I can’t get enough. My only complaints are that the seasons are too short and take so long in between.
Your comments were identical to mine. I have given up on being a loyal fan of any shows on the OWN NETWORK. Money allows people to treat loyal fans like garbage. I’m done with watching short seasons and waiting darn near a year in between seasons.
I Am So Glad for season 5, Love Queen Sugar, and I am from Louisiana.
I love Queen Sugar and I’m very glad it was renewed.
Yes! I’m so glad Queen Sugar is being renewed. So many real issues that are presented in this show, I’m sure somebody along the way as they watch can say “I been there” or know somebody who was in that situation. Just so real and down to earth! I’ve been watching Aunt Vi’s hair styles, she got the hook-up! Whoever is in charge of her hair, they are doin a fantastic job! And just watching Blue grow up through his parenting issues..all this is jus so real! I Love this show! Everyone is fantastic in their role..just Awsome! Can’t wait… Read more »
Yes I am so glad, I’m in church so I record it and watch it when I get home
Thank goodness it was renewed. I love this show, it’s awesome.cant wait for the new season to start.
Wonderful news! This is an excellent show and people who aren’t watching don’t know what they are missing.
Thank you so much for keeping Queen Sugar, I absolutely love to watch this show it is like what is going on the world, and I pray young children are watching the show because I feel that they can learn from the show as well as the young parents.
Queen Sugar has been and is a real inspiration for me. I am a senior who’s had to deal with a multitude of medical issues, including surviving three different types of cancer. And all while raising, supporting, guiding, etc everything that comes with being a single parent. I didn’t have family to help, both my parents were deceased by the time Ireally needed help. This show has shown me that I wasn’t as needy as I thought at that time. I stood strong like Aunt Vi, fighting everyday to not allow people to see my struggle. Please keep up the… Read more »
I’m soooo excited that there is going to be a Season 5. The Way season 4 last night it could have been serious ending. Keep making great TV Nation point