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Netflix‘s hit series Dear White People was such a big hit that it’s receiving a DVD and Digital release. With the help of Lionsgate, season one of Dear White People will be available to own on May 8. Below are all the details as well as box art.
Set against the backdrop of a predominantly white Ivy League university, where racial tensions bubble just below the surface, Dear White People Season One is a send-up of the now post-postracial America that tells the universal story of finding one’s own identity and forging a wholly unique path. The satirical series – which picks up where the acclaimed 2014 film by the same name left off – follows a group of Winchester University students of color as they navigate a diverse landscape of social injustice, cultural bias, political correctness (or lack thereof), and activism in the millennial age. Through its absurdist lens, Dear White People Season One leads with laughter as it utilizes biting irony, self-deprecation, and sometimes brutal honesty to hold a mirror up to the issues plaguing society today.
The series is created and executive produced by Simien (Dear White People), who also directed the first episode. Yvette Lee Bowser (TV’s “Black-ish,” “Living Single”) serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Stephanie Allain Bray (Hustle & Flow, Dear White People) and Julia Lebedev (The Dinner, Dear White People) also serving as executive producers.
The Dear White People Season One DVD and Digital special features include two never-before-seen featurettes, “Dear White People: Art as Activism” and “Filming Chapter V,” and two audio commentaries on episodes “Chapter I” and “Chapter X” with Justin Simien. “Dear White People: Art as Activism” explores the show’s multidimensional characters from the cast, showrunner, creator, and costume designer’s perspective. “Filming Chapter V” centers on the Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) directed episode, “Chapter V,” and why it’s a powerful episode meant to be discussed. The Dear White People Season One DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98.
DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
• “Dear White People: Art As Activism” Featurette
• “Filming Chapter V” Featurette
• Audio Commentaries for Chapters I and X with Creator Justin SimienPROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2017
Title Copyright: Dear White People © 2016-2017 Lions Gate Television Inc. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ™ & © 2018 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type: TV-on-DVD
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy, TV Series
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH
Feature Run Time: 264 Minutes
DVD Format: 16×9 Widescreen 2.00:1 Presentation
DVD Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Dear White People stars Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson, Tessa Thompson, John Patrick Amedori and Giancarlo Esposito.
