Despite beginning its life on Netflix knee-deep in controversy, after folks got angry at the trailer for the series, “Dear White People” is still going strong, as it enters its upcoming third season. And as the trailer for the new batch of episodes so keenly points out, things have to change for the show to stay relevant and interesting.
And things have most definitely changed. The premise of the series is still very much the same, as it focuses on an Ivy League university that is dominated by white people, with a vocal group of People of Color using a radio show to voice their concerns and their issues. Except, instead of Samantha at the head of the radio show, she has stepped down, leaving a new voice to lead the way. And yes, as you might expect, “Dear White People” has a brand-new spin due to this change.
The acclaimed Netflix series stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson, John Patrick Amedori, Marque Richardson, and Ashley Blaine Featherson. “Dear White People” is the brainchild of the film’s writer-director, Justin Simien. He is the showrunner of the series and has written and directed a handful of episodes.
“Dear White People” Season 3 debuts on Netflix on August 2.
Here’s the synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of a predominantly white Ivy League university where racial tensions bubble just below the surface, Dear White People is a send-up of the now post “post-racial” America that weaves together a universal story of finding one’s own identity and forging a wholly unique path. The satirical series — which picked up where the acclaimed 2014 film by the same name left off – follows a group of Winchester University’s students of color as they navigate a diverse landscape of social injustice, cultural bias, political correctness (or lack thereof) and activism in the millennial age. Through an absurdist lens, Dear White People utilizes biting irony, self-deprecation and sometimes brutal honesty to hold up a mirror to the issues plaguing society today, all the while leading with laughter.