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Queen Sugar - Season 1
Based on the novel by Natalie Baszile, The story is about how three siblings come close and become affectionate after the death of their father in order to save the only family speckle their sugar farm.
15 July 1970, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
13 October 1979, Maryland, USA
15 June 1973, Dallas, Texas, USA
25 September 1970, Detroit, Michigan, USA
10 December 1959, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
January 31, 2017
Queen Sugar is an insightful drama that takes place in a fictional Louisiana town and revolves around the Bordelon family.
September 02, 2016
Queen Sugar skirts soapiness, but it does so with such an array of talent, such a specificity of culture and place, and with so much grace that it rises above mere melodrama.
March 09, 2017
There's a lot to love about Queen Sugar even with its occasionally frustrating contradictions like how its tone veers from subtle intimacy to arch melodrama.
September 06, 2016
In a world of cutting-edge TV with a glut of shows about anti-heroes who are often hard to root for, Queen Sugar gives viewers plenty of people, all of whom feel so familiar, to champion.
November 30, 2016
What cannot be ignored is her particular ability to convey the most tender and intimate moments with equal amounts candor and restraint.
September 02, 2016
One can only hope hope the talented souls behind the scenes will find a way to put their significance onscreen.
September 06, 2016
Queen Sugar is confident enough in itself and its audience that it offers up dreamy actors and hot pairings with no anxiety that this will somehow undercut its more serious aspirations. It is an extremely alluring combination.
September 06, 2016
Queen Sugar, which tracks the Bordelon family of Louisiana, is willfully stylized and leisurely.
September 06, 2016
Queen Sugar is one of the most beautiful shows ever to air on television.