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November 17, 2021 Top Stories

Queen Sugar Lands Seventh & Final Season

November 17, 2021

Ava DuVernay's critically acclaimed OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network series Queen Sugar will end its run with its seventh season in 2022.

November 20, 2020 Top Stories

HBO Max Orders Ava DuVernay’s DMZ

November 20, 2020

HBO Max has ordered the four-part limited series DMZ from Roberto Patino, Ava DuVernay and Warner Bros. Television, based on the comic series from DC.

June 29, 2020 Top Stories

Netflix, Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Align for Limited Series

June 29, 2020

The new scripted Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White will chart the adolescent life of athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick, with the football quarterback producing alongside Ava DuVernay.

October 1, 2019 Interviews, Top Stories

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October 1, 2019

The creator talks about telling the Central Park Five’s harrowing stories in When They See Us and championing diverse voices in film and television.

September 13, 2019 Top Stories

Queen Sugar Renewed by OWN

September 13, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has renewed Ava DuVernay’s drama series Queen Sugar for a fifth season to air in 2020.

August 14, 2019 Top Stories

Cicely Tyson Joins Ava DuVernay’s Cherish the Day

August 14, 2019

Cicely Tyson has joined the cast of Cherish the Day, Ava DuVernay’s new anthology series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

March 21, 2019 Top Stories

OWN Goes Straight to Series with Ava DuVernay Anthology

March 21, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has given a straight-to-series order for the latest project from award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, who is the creative force behind the network’s hit drama Queen Sugar.

August 13, 2018 Top Stories

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Series Casts Its Leads

August 13, 2018

Gotham's Chris Chalk is among the newly unveiled cast of Ava DuVernay's upcoming limited series about the Central Park Five case.

August 9, 2018 Top Stories

Queen Sugar Renewed by OWN with New Showrunner

August 9, 2018

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has renewed Ava DuVernay’s original drama series Queen Sugar for a fourth season, which will see co-executive producer Anthony Sparks taking the reins as showrunner/executive producer.

July 10, 2018 Top Stories

Cast Details Revealed for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five

July 10, 2018

Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo have joined the cast of Central Park Five, a limited series that Ava DuVernay is writing and directing for Netflix.

Tag: Ava DuVernay

Queen Sugar Lands Seventh & Final Season

HBO Max Orders Ava DuVernay’s DMZ

Netflix, Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Align for Limited Series

Ava DuVernay

Queen Sugar Renewed by OWN

Cicely Tyson Joins Ava DuVernay’s Cherish the Day

OWN Goes Straight to Series with Ava DuVernay Anthology

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Series Casts Its Leads

Queen Sugar Renewed by OWN with New Showrunner

Cast Details Revealed for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five

Inter Medya Inks Deal with TVN Panama

The Expanse Creators Launch Sci-Fi-Focused Content Company

Yellowjackets Season Three Premiere Date Set

Blink49 Taps Pancho Mansfield as Global Scripted TV President

Night Therapy Gets German Adaptation

John Wick 3 Screenwriter Chris Collins Sets Up Generator Entertainment