Queen Sugar is the new drama on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN directed by Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay. The story starts with the death of patriarch Ernest Bordelon who owns an 800-acre sugarcane farm in Louisiana. When he dies, he leaves the farm to his three adult children: journalist Nova (Rutina Wesley), pro basketball player wife Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner), and ex-con, single father Ralph (Kofi Siriboe). Together they struggle to fulfill their father’s dying wish.
[Queen Sugar is based on the bestselling novel by Natalie Baszile]
Ernest Bordelon is portrayed by veteran actor Glynn Turman. He’s recognized for his roles on House of Lies (Jeremiah Kaan), In Treatment (Alex Prince, Sr.), The Wire (Mayor Clarence Royce), A Different World (Col. Brad Taylor), and Peyton Place (Lew Miles), among many others. Fun fact: Turman got his big break at the age of 13 when he starred on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun as Travis Younger opposite Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee. Queen Sugar airs Wednesdays at 10pm on OWN.
