Oprah Winfrey and the director of the Oscar-nominated movie “Selma” are creating a drama series for Winfrey’s TV channel.
The project from Winfrey and filmmaker Ava DuVernay is inspired by the Natalie Baszile novel “Queen Sugar,” the OWN channel said Monday.
Winfrey will serve as executive producer and will play a recurring role, the network said. DuVernay will write, direct and executive produce the drama, her first TV series.
“Selma,” which earned DuVernay a best-director nod at last month’s Golden Globe awards, is nominated for best picture and best song at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards.
Production on Winfrey and DuVernay’s drama series is scheduled to begin later this year, OWN said. The contemporary series will follow a woman who leaves her affluent Los Angeles life to move with her teenage daughter to an inherited sugar came farm in the South.
A debut date for the series was not announced.
Associated Press
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