Dear White People
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. It is based on 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. Each episode focuses on a particular character, except for the finale. Netflix ordered ten 30-minute episodes and the first season was released on April 28, 2017. On June 30, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which premiered on May 4, 2018. On June 21, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season which was released on August 2, 2019. On October 2, 2019, the series was renewed for its fourth and final season and will consist of 10 episodes, set to be released in 2021.
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes)
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| Running time | 21–36 minutes
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| Original network | Netflix
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| Original release | April 28, 2017 –
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- Based on a movie with the same title debuted in 2014.
- Filmed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- During the pilot episode they are watching a TV show described as: "[It is] Not just a TV show "Defamation" Wednesdays are the epicenter of black college life." It is clearly based on the TV show "Scandal" starring kerry Washington, as a strong black woman. It even shares the same flashing opening credits. The scene shown is much more racy than "Scandal" really is.
- Based on the 2014 film of the same name.
- Met with great negativity on YouTube when the trailer was uploaded. Generating over 300,000 dislikes in just 3 days.
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