The wait is finally over! After an agonizing 8-month hiatus, Queen Sugar season 6 will return on Wednesday, May 29th,2022, at 10/9c on OWN. The show has always been a family favorite, and we’re excited to see what’s in store for the Bordelon siblings this time around. Tune in every week as we recap all the plots, casts, and other juicy details of Season 6.
ABOUT QUEEN SUGAR SEASON 6:
Queen Sugar is an American drama television series created by Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, and Selma director John-Henry Butterworth. The show revolves around the lives of three sisters – Nova (Rutina Wesley), Charley Bordelon Jennings (Khandi Alexander), and Ralph Angel Batiste Jr. (Dawn-Lyen Gardner) – who live and work together on their family’s sugarcane farm in Saint Josephine Parish, Louisiana.
The PLOT for Season Six:
Aiken has become the US Attorney General, which puts Nova under a lot of pressure to enforce his agenda. The sisters also have new romantic interests this season. The Bordelon family is back and ready to explore a whole new world of heartache, triumphs, betrayal, and redemption. Charley (Rutina Wesley), Nova (Danai Gurira), and Ralph Angel’s (Kofi Siriboe) lives are upended when they must confront their past to build their future.
Anika (India Ennenga) and Ralph Angel’s relationship is tested as they both try to figure out what it means to be a mother. Charley has an opportunity for the first time in her life, but she must decide if this new chapter will mean leaving behind Nova once again. As always, there are PLENTY of surprises in store for the Bordelon family. Season six picks up where season five left off. Nova and Ralph Angel are forced to confront their past as they try to build a future together.
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FILMING:
The series is filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, on location and at Edinburgh Studios. It’s one of the few shows shot within the city limits. In addition to being an excellent showcase for a segment of American culture that has often been misrepresented or overlooked by mainstream media, “Queen Sugar” was lauded as “a riveting, beautifully written and acted drama that is a part family saga, part social commentary.”
The STARRING CAST INCLUDES:
- Rutina Wesley as Nova Bordelon Jennings, Charley’s eldest daughter and the matriarch of Sugar Baby Productions
- Khandi Alexander as Charley Batiste Jennings (Charly), the widow of Ralph Angel Jr., who takes over running Sugarcane Farm with her other siblings
- Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Tiste Batiste, Charley and Ralph Angel Jr.’s youngest daughter
- Michael J. Ferguson as Ralph Angel “Angel” Jennings, Charley’s eldest son who returns with a new love interest to the family farm
- Rutina Wesley as Nova Bordelon Jennings (Nova), Charley
But they’re not the only ones. This season introduces us to several other characters in search of happiness while juggling difficult decisions about what’s best for themselves and those they love.
EXPECTATIONS:
This season will leave you with an overwhelming sense of anticipation. The Jennings family has been torn apart by tragedy and betrayal, but they’ve never felt more alive than when forced to confront the secrets that have kept them divided. Now Nova is on a quest for answers about Ralph Angel Jr.’s death while Carla struggles to hold her family together despite the challenges she faces daily.
RENEWAL STATUS:
Season seven is going to be filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wrapped up at the end of April 2021. Filming for season seven started soon after that wraps filming with production by summer 2020. This has been confirmed via Variety from an HBO press release.
RATINGS:
On Metacritic, the sixth season has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating “generally favorable” reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 97%, with an average rating of 74/100 based on 20 critics and 12 episodes reviewed.
REVIEW:
“It’s been a year since the death of Ralph Angel Jr., and it’s time for Charley to make some tough decisions about how she wants to live her life.”Charley is still grieving from her husband’s sudden passing, but she’s been trying her best to hold it together for the sake of Angel.”She soon realizes that she has unfinished business and decides to finally move on from Ralph, which opens up a whole new world in front of her.”
