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Dear White People

Dear White People

Description: Based on the acclaimed film of the same name, this Netflix-original series follows a group of students of color at Winchester University, a predominantly white Ivy League college. The students are faced with a landscape of cultural bias, social injustice, misguided activism and slippery politics. Through an absurdist lens, the series uses irony, self-deprecation, brutal honesty and humor to highlight issues that still plague today's"post-racial" society. Creator Justin Simien serves as an executive producer.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Year Released: 2017
Number of seasons: 4
Number of episodes: 40
First episode air date: April 28, 2017
Program Creator: Justin Simien
Narrated By: Giancarlo Esposito
Writers: Justin Simien, Njeri Brown
Executive Producers: Justin Simien, Yvette Lee Bowser, Stephanie Allain, Julia Lebedev
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