Prepare for more of the Bordelons, Queen Sugar has been renewed for a sixth season

Queen Sugar has been renewed for Season 6.

It looks like the Bordelons are sticking around for the long haul as OWN has given Queen Sugar a Season 6 renewal ahead of its Season 5 premiere, reports Deadline.

Considering how popular the acclaimed series is, this news isn’t all that surprising. However, at a time when many shows’ fates hang in the balance due to increased COVID-19 measures and production constraints, it’s nice to have that extra layer of security. Especially because Queen Sugar had its own battles with the ongoing pandemic. Production on the show’s upcoming fifth season shut down in March and the hiatus lasted for seven months.

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Several shows that were renewed before the pandemic had their renewals ripped away due to budgetary issues, so there was always the chance that the Louisiana-set drama could succumb to the pandemic.

On the other hand, the lull in production allowed executive producer Ava DuVernay to incorporate topical subject matter like the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests that broke out nationwide over the summer. The cast and crew reunited in September to continue filming and didn’t wrap until almost the end of the year.

“When Ava came to us with the idea to revamp the storyline for the new season after production was halted due to the pandemic, we knew it was the right decision to give our viewers Ava’s unique perspective on the very real issues impacting their daily lives and the affect the demand for racial equality has had on the Black community and our society as a whole,” said OWN boss Tina Perry.

Season 5 of the NAACP Image Award-winning series will debut next month.

Of the early Season 6 renewal, DuVernay expressed her enthusiasm for the show, saying, “What a joy and an honor to continue the stories of Queen Sugar with our partners at OWN and Warner Bros. On behalf of every producer, editor, costumer, grip, writer, cast member and all departments involved in making this series, we’re delighted to delve into a sixth season and to bring our beautiful audience more of the Bordelon family.”

OWN’s CEO, Oprah Winfrey, also counts herself as a fan of Queen Sugar and looks forward to what DuVernay has planned for the show’s future.

In a statement to Deadline, she said, “The way Ava creates space to allow these characters to embody real-world experiences is television at its finest and we are proud to continue this ground-breaking series. I hear from so many people that they see themselves in the Bordelon family, and my hope is that through this kind of storytelling the hearts and minds of people are opened for a deeper understanding and empathy of one another.“

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Queen Sugar Season 5 premieres February 16 on OWN.