Exclusive: Queenie interviews with Candice Carty-Williams, Dionne Brown, Bellah
Now playing on Hulu is Onyx Collective's original drama “Queenie,” based on the bestselling novel by Candice Carty-Williams.
From creator Candice Carty-Williams, the eight-episode series is produced by Further South Productions in association with Lionsgate TV and will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Channel 4 in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland, and Disney+ in all other territories.
The series stars Dionne Brown as the titular lead role of Queenie, Samuel Adewunmi as Frank, and Bellah as Kyazike, marking the rising R&B singer’s acting debut.
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild. The series is based on the best-selling novel by Candice Carty-Williams.
The cast also includes Sally Phillips, Jon Pointing, Tilly Keeper, Llewella Gideon, Michelle Greenidge, Joseph Marcell, Cristale De'Abreu, Elisha Applebaum, and Mim Shaikh, Joseph Ollman, Melissa Johns, and Laura Whitmore.
Created by Candice Carty-Williams, “Queenie” is executive produced by Carty-Williams, who also serves as showrunner. Non-writing executive producers are Further South’s Steve November and Sarah Conroy, with Lisa Walters as co-executive producer and series producer.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Carty-Williams, Brown and Bellah on the making of Queenie.
