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Dear White People

Dear White People

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Dear White People

"The only way forward is to throw it back."

2017- 2021

4 Seasons

40 Episodes

6.0(201 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as "post-racial" as it thinks.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

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Production Companies

Code Red

Homegrown Pictures

Roadside Attractions

Lionsgate Television

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Logan Browning

Logan Browning

Samantha White

Brandon P Bell

Brandon P Bell

Troy Fairbanks

DeRon Horton

DeRon Horton

Lionel Higgins

Antoinette Robertson

Antoinette Robertson

Coco Conners

John Patrick Amedori

John Patrick Amedori

Gabe Mitchell

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins

Joelle Brooks

Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson

Reggie Green

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Narrator

Creative team

Created by: Justin Simien
Showrunner: Jaclyn Moore
Justin Simien
Produced by: Sam Bailey
Caroline James

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