Dear White People is entering into its fourth and final season at a time when the country seems to be centering the conversations that the show has been highlighting for years. Preparing for an epic series finale, the show’s creator Justin Simien discussed his feelings about the upcoming season.
“It’s going to be really sad, but for me it’s really time. I mean, this is something I’ve been pouring every part of me into since 2005. The movie came out in 2014, but I’ve been living with this child for a long time and you know he’s a 15-year-old now or she’s a 15-year-old now or they’re a 15-year-old now. I’m not sure. But I’m proud of it. I think that there’s a world in which certainly the format that we created with this show is absolutely living on and flourishing in other television shows and in movies,” he said.
Simien also went to discuss the possibility of continuing the series in a possible spin-off. While no spin-offs haven been confirmed, he appears open to the possibility.
“I absolutely would love the idea of spinoffs. I think that the format and the show structure that we created with Dear White People is something that even younger, more radical voices could step into and tell their own stories. I think Winchester, at least if I had my way, would live on as an institution that could continue to be a stage for these conversations,” he shared.
The final season of Dear White People is expected to hit Netflix later this year. Be on the look out for a teaser.
