Dear White People (2017)

Genre

satire, comedy drama, LGBT-related television series, college life television program

Country

United States

Length

4 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 195 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Black students at a mostly white Ivy League university navigate race relations, social politics, and identity. Each episode centers on a different character's perspective and experiences.

satiricalthoughtfultopicalconversationalsharpcharacter-focuseduncomfortableintelligent

What happens

Dear White People is an American comedy-drama television series on Netflix that follows several black college students at an Ivy League institution (the fictional Winchester University), touching on issues surrounding modern American race relations from a politically progressive perspective. It is based on and a continuation of the 2014 film of the same name. The film's writer and director, Justin Simien, returned to write and direct episodes of the series. This series stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, DeRon Horton, and Antoinette Robertson. With a few exceptions, generally season finales, each episode focuses on one particular character. The series premiered on April 28, 2017. On October 2, 2019, the series was renewed for its fourth and final season, which was released on September 22, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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