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Queen Sugar is coming back for more.

The series has been renewed for Season 6 at OWN, creator Ava DuVernay confirmed on Thursday (January 14).

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The news comes just ahead of the Season 5 premiere, which will debut on February 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Season 4 started airing last summer.

“What a joy and an honor to continue the stories of Queen Sugar with our partners at OWN and Warner Bros. On behalf of every producer, editor, costumer, grip, writer, cast member and all departments involved in making this series, we’re delighted to delve into a sixth season and to bring our beautiful audience more of the Bordelon family,” Ava said in a statement.

The next season’s storyline was adjusted to reflect the times amid the pandemic shutdown.

“When Ava came to us with the idea to revamp the storyline for the new season after production was halted due to the pandemic, we knew it was the right decision to give our viewers Ava’s unique perspective on the very real issues impacting their daily lives and the affect the demand for racial equality has had on the Black community and our society as a whole,” said Tina Perry, president of OWN.

“We are proud to announce today the pickup of the show’s sixth season which will air later this year enabling us to further explore the compelling story of the Bordelon family. We are grateful to Ava, her creative team, the incredible cast and tireless crew for all the hard work they have put into the show.”

The cast includes Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Kofi Siriboe, as well as Nicholas Ashe, Greg Vaughn, Bianca Lawson, Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey, Henry G. Sanders and Timon Kyle Durrett.

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Charlize Theron and Jennifer Garner step out in style for a night out in Beverly Hills!

The actresses both looked so sophisticated in black dresses as they stepped out for the 2018 Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet on Thursday night (August 9) at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Other stars at the event included Amber Heard, Regina King, Cynthia Erivo, Alfre Woodard, Lena Waithe, Eva LaRue, and Dawn-Lyen Gardner.

The event is hosted annually to support members of the film and television community with grants scholarships and fellowships.

FYI: Charlize is wearing a Givenchy dress and Christian Louboutin pumps. Amber is wearing a Saint Laurent dress. Cynthia is wearing a Michael Kors Collection dress. Lena is wearing Prada.

Ava DuVernay spoke about inclusiveness and inclusion riders during a Queen Sugar panel discussion at 2018 Paleyfest on Saturday afternoon (March 24) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The executive producer opened up about Frances McDormand referencing inclusion riders during her Oscars acceptance speech.

“I was overjoyed to hear Frances say that. She didn’t have to, and to utter those words on an international stage and to dig into those things that many of us have been working on for a while,” she said.

“Luckily we’re on OWN, and everything that we do, from the offices to our sets really reflects different kinds of cultures,” she said of Queen Sugar.

Pictured below: Dondre Whitfield, Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Ava DuVernay, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Bianca Lawson and Kat Candler attend the Queen Sugar panel discussion at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday (March 24) in Hollywood.

Oprah Winfrey is all smiles while hitting the red carpet at the premiere of her brand new show Queen Sugar held at the Warner Bros. Studio Lot Steven J. Ross Theater on Monday (August 29) in Burbank, Calif.

The 62-year-old actress-executive producer was joined by her co-creator Ava DuVernay, stars of the show Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Rutina Wesley, Tina Lifford, Timon Kyle Durrett, Omar J Dorsey, Kwesi Boakye, Kwame Boateng, Greg Vaughan, Marycarmen Lopez, Estrella Nouri, as well as Xosha Roquemore and Niecy Nash.

Queen Sugar follows the life of two sisters, Nova Bordelon (Rutina) and Charley Bordelon, who, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently departed father – an 800-acre sugarcane farm.

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