Dear White People Chapter I (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 33 min | Comedy, Drama

Dear White People

Chapter I (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 33 min | Comedy, Drama

As college radio host Samantha White leads the outcry over a blackface party by a campus fraternity, a revelation about her love life puts her in an awkward spot.

Showrunner

Yvette Lee Bowser

Director

Justin Simien

Writers

Justin Simien (written for television by) (created by) | Chuck Hayward (story editor) | Njeri Brown (staff writer) | Leann Bowen (staff writer)

Producers

Yvette Lee Bowser | Kent Zbornak

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

Greg J. Grande (series production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 28, 2017

Release date

Apr 28, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 39 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

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Logan Browning Samantha White Samantha White See fewer	The Perfection (2018)
Brandon P Bell Troy Fairbanks (as Brandon Bell) Troy Fairbanks (as Brandon Bell) See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
DeRon Horton Lionel Higgins Lionel Higgins See fewer	Dear White People (2017)
Antoinette Robertson Colandrea 'Coco' Conners Colandrea 'Coco' Conners See fewer	Dear White People (2017)
John Patrick Amedori Gabe Mitchell Gabe Mitchell See fewer	Three Women (2023)
Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins Joelle Brooks (as Ashley Blaine Featherson) Joelle Brooks (as Ashley Blaine Featherson) See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
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Marque Richardson Reggie Green Reggie Green See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
Nia Jervier Kelsey Phillips Kelsey Phillips See fewer	Dear White People (2017)
Jemar Michael Al Al See fewer	Dear White People (2014)
Wyatt Nash Kurt Fletcher Kurt Fletcher See fewer	Dear White People (2017)
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Jeffrey Larson White Student #1 White Student #1 See fewer	Perry Mason (2020)
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