Queen Sugar fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Queen Sugar is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Queen Sugar is included with a subscription to Hulu and Spectrum On Demand in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Spectrum On Demand. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7.8 and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language, sexual content, and drug use.
7 seasons
It has 7 seasons with 88 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Queen Sugar higher (75) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2016 to 2022 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Queen Sugar in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 139 storytelling tropes for Queen Sugar, including Divorce Is Temporary, Rich Bitch, Samus Is a Girl.
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