In honor of the final season of Queen Sugar, a special luncheon was hosted with some of the cast on October 7th.
“Cherish the Day” stars Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons talk season 2 premiere of their show on OWN TV.
The Knockturnal sat down with the cast and crew of OWN’s critically acclaimed show, David Makes Man. The series not only breaks barriers by tackling important themes and conversations surrounding identity and love in such a way that only Academy Award winner, writer, and creator Tarell Alvin McCraney can. During our interview, we discussed how these roles have changed the lives of both the cast and crew, the hardship of filming during the midst of a global pandemic, and what fans can expect from this upcoming season.
Season two of the series follows David, who is now in his thirties as he maneuvers through everyday struggles and a life-altering opportunity that will impact him and his community forever as it forces him to choose between breaking away from his comfort zone or finding a new way to thrive during his new journey.
This season will be bringing back the cast you know and love along with some fresh faces as the story continues with the adult versions of David and his brother JG played by Kwame Patterson (Adult David) and Arlen Escarpeta (Adult JG) accompanied by the returning series regulars, Akili McDowell (Young David), Alana Arenas (Gloria), Travis Coles (Miss Elijah) and Cayden K. Williams(Young JG).
The Peabody Award-winning series produced by Warner Bros is executively produced by Oprah Winfrey, Michael B Jordan, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Dee Harris-Lawrence alongside John Strauss makes it return to OWN on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 9 Est/8 pm C.
Season Two Trailer:
After eight successful seasons, the series will wrap up this Summer with its most high-stakes season yet.
OWN will kick off their 2020 holiday movie season with the premiere of ‘A Christmas For Mary” on Tuesday (December 8th).
We were on the red carpet for the 2019 IFP Gotham Awards this week.
Playwright turned Oscar winning storyteller Tarell Alvin McCraney, has joined forces with Michael B. Jordan and Oprah Winfrey to produce and debut his first television series “David Makes Man” which will premiere on Winfrey’s OWN network.
Queen Sugar, one of OWN’s hit family drama series which is helmed by Ava DuVernay will return for season 4 on June 12th. The Knockturnal sat down with the series three leading cast members Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe during an intimate press luncheon in New York City, where the cast discussed how themes, storylines and more from the previous seasons will be explored when the show returns.
“Queen Sugar” is an intertwining tale of the estranged Bordelon siblings of Louisiana. Nova (Rutina Wesley), a journalist and vocal black activist, is the core of the family.
“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 filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its third season with a two-night premiere event on OWN Tuesday, May 29, and Wednesday, May 30 (10 p.m. ET/PT each night). The series will regularly air Wednesday nights at 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. Season 3 directors include DeMane Davis, Patricia Cardoso, Shaz Bennett, Maria Govan and Lauren Wolkstein, several of whom will be making their television directorial debut, with additional names to be announced.
Acclaimed filmmaker Kat Candler serves as season three showrunner. 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.
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