OWN Sets June Date For ‘Queen Sugar’ Return

By R. Thomas Umstead
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OWN will launch the second season of its drama series Queen Sugar in June, the network announced Thursday.

The two-night, season two debut of the series, created by Ava DuVernay and executively produced by Oprah Winfrey, will launch on June 20 and June 21 before settling in on its weekly Wednesday timeslot, said the network.

The network along with Queen Sugar producer Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution also announced that Hulu will stream the first season of the series beginning April 21, with subsequent seasons will becoming available to stream following their initial season run on OWN.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.