Netflix drops full trailer for Dear White People Season 2
David Farnor | On 26, Apr 2018
“Isn’t this campus divided enough?” That’s the sound of tensions escalating in Winchester, as Netflix’s Dear White People returns for a fast-talking, straight-talking, whip-smart second season – and gives us a hilarious new trailer to showcase it.
Based on the film by Justin Simien, the series explores post-racial America with satirical wit, with Season 1 following Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), the son of the dean of students, who is campaigning to become Winchester University’s first black student president. Navigating a predominantly white Ivy League college, where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, the series wove a universal story about forging one’s own unique path among a diverse group of students, all held together by Samantha White (Logan Browning), whose titular radio show gives her a post in the campus’ political movement.
Browning, P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson and Marque Richardson are all back to reprise their roles for round two, with Yvette Lee Bowser still on board as showrunner. Expect everything from cultural appropriation to The Sunken Place on Friday 4th May, when Season 2 drops on Netflix.
Here’s the latest trailer:
Dear White People Season 2 gets May release date
17th April 2018
Cultural appropriation, sex and gender norms, racist bots, conspiracy theories, Jesus, weed, The Sunken Place, oppression. That’s what on the way in Dear White People Season 2 – and that’s just in the new trailer for the show’s return.
Based on the film by Justin Simien, Season 1 followed Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), the son of the dean of students, who is campaigning to become Winchester University’s first black student president. Navigating a predominantly white Ivy League college, where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, the series wove a universal story about forging one’s own unique path among a diverse group of students, all held together by Samantha White (Logan Browning), whose titular radio show gives her a post in the campus’ political movement.
Within a few months of that first season, Netflix announced that it had ordered sophomore run, with Browning, P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson and Marque Richardson all returning to reprise their roles. Yvette Lee Bowser will also return as showrunner, with Stephanie Allain and Julia Lebedev again executive-producing.
Now, we have a release date, as well as a first glimpse of what’s in store. Dear White People Volume 2 will premiere on Friday 4th May. Here’s the video: