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Trailer Watch: The Bordelon Legacy Is at Stake in “Queen Sugar” Season 2

“Queen Sugar”

“We are a family,” Violet Bordelon (Tina Lifford) tells her nieces Nova and Charley (Rutina Wesley and Dawn-Lyen Gardner) in the trailer for Season 2 of “Queen Sugar.” “Somehow, someway, we will figure this out.” Judging from that exchange, it appears that the promise siblings Nova, Charley, and Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) made to honor their late father’s legacy is one they are struggling to keep.

The trailer hints at legal troubles for Ralph Angel, red tape and racist micro-aggressions getting in the way of Charley’s bid to be Louisiana’s first black woman to own a mill, and family strife amongst the siblings. But, no matter their issues with one another, the Bordelons stick together when it counts. “If you come after one of us, you come after all of us,” Charley vows.

Based on Natalie Baszile’s novel, “Queen Sugar” was created by Ava DuVernay, who served as showrunner on Season 1, which was helmed entirely by women (including DuVernay). The drama’s finale ranked as the number one cable telecast for women when it aired, delivering 2.76 million total viewers. Women will be directing all of Season 2’s episodes as well. Helmers working on the show’s sophomore season include DeMane Davis (“Lift”), Cheryl Dunye (“The Watermelon Woman”), Aurora Guerrero (“Mosquita y Mari”), and Amanda Marsalis (“Echo Park”). Monica Macer has taken over as showrunner, while DuVernay is expected to helm the season finale.

“Queen Sugar” will have a two-night premiere June 20 and 21 on OWN.


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