Netflix dropped the first trailer for its new comedy series Dear White People today, and already broflakes (what I’ve decided to call MAGA hat-wearing dudes who complain about “snowflakes” but are themselves overly sensitive) are cancelling their accounts.
Dear White People, which stars Tessa Thompson (Westworld), will consist of 10 episodes and has yet to be given a release date.
Its synopsis is as follows: “Based on the acclaimed indie film, the series satirises “post-racial” America as students of colour navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college.”
The Netflix trailer is pretty vauge on plot – intentionally, I think – but a look at the trailer for the Justin Simien-directed, crowdfunded film it’s been adapted from shows that the whole thing is actually about bridging divides between races, and satirising people on both sides of race debates.
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Dear White People | Official Trailer (HD) | In Theaters Oct. 17