Ava DuVernay’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Gets Early Season 6 Renewal From OWN
Season 5 of the drama premieres Feb. 16Jennifer Maas | January 14, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
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Ava DuVernay’s drama “Queen Sugar” has been renewed for a sixth season ahead of its Season 5 premiere, OWN said Thursday.
While Season 6 is set to debut later this year, the first episode of “Queen Sugar’s” fifth season will air Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8/7c on OWN.
The drama follows the Bordelon family, who are fighting to save their family farm to preserve their father’s legacy while navigating their own personal journeys. In Season 5, Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) remains thick in the battle with the Landry family as she uses the system of local government to protect the community and the farmers who own land, while coming to terms with her son Micah (Nicholas Ashe) as he navigates his freshman year at Xavier University, an HBCU. Nova (Rutina Wesley) launches her new website to support the community while moving out of the Ninth Ward and settles into her romantic relationship with Calvin (Greg Vaughn). Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) works to manage fatherhood with son Blue (Ethan Hutchison) and a healthy path forward with girlfriend Darla (Bianca Lawson) despite constant threats to his land and home.