“Queen Sugar” will arrive on OWN on Tuesday, May 29th and Wednesday, May 30th in a two-night premiere event.
“Queen Sugar,” the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy award-nominated filmmakerย Ava DuVernayย (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “13th,” “Selma”), executive producerย Oprah Winfreyย andย Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its third season with a two-night premiere event onย OWNย Tuesday, May 29, andย Wednesday, May 30ย (10 p.m. ET/PT each night). The series will regularly airย Wednesdayย nights atย ย 10 p.m. ET/PT. Continuing a creative initiative established in the show’s first season, series creator/executive producer DuVernay has once again assembled an all-female directing team for the third consecutive season.ย Season 3 directors includeย DeMane Davis,ย Patricia Cardoso,ย Shaz Bennett,ย Maria Govanย andย Lauren Wolkstein, several of whom will be making their television directorial debut, with additional names to be announced.
Acclaimed filmmakerย Kat Candlerย serves as season three showrunner.ย Candler’s award-winning film “Hellion” played in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and she was a participant at the Sundance Creative Producing Lab. She is also a grant recipient of the San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation.