Dear White People

Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as "post-racial" as it thinks.

Dear White People is a Netflix satirical comedy-drama series created by Justin Simien. Samantha White is a sharp-tongued student who hosts a campus radio show critiquing the racial politics of an Ivy League college that imagines itself post-racial. Around her orbit Troy Fairbanks, a student body president hopeful caught between administrators and his own ambitions, Lionel Higgins, a socially awkward writer searching for his place, and Coco Conners, who chases influence and image. Each season moves through campus controversies, party scandals, student activism, and the awkward negotiations of identity between friends and rivals. The series plays as a witty, irreverent satire with pointed social commentary, using a narrator's voiceover and a stylized sense of framing to puncture polite institutional pieties. Its tone shifts from breezy and sardonic to sharper and more bitter as the central characters' conflicts harden. Fans of Atlanta, Community and Greek will find resonance in its blend of comedy and social critique set in an elite campus world.

Critics broadly admire the show's sharp, stylized satire of campus racial politics and its ensemble performances, while noting that its consistency faded in later seasons.

• Atlantasatirical take on race and identity in a modern setting, witty irreverent tone
• Communityensemble campus comedy with social commentary
• Greekserialized campus drama about race, identity and belonging

Created by

Justin Simien

Release Date

2017-04-28

Episode runtime

27 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (203)

What is Dear White People about?

Black students at an Ivy League college navigate racial slights and campus politics in a witty satire of post-racial pretensions.

What is Dear White People like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dear White People as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is Dear White People violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Dear White People as mild.

What did critics think of Dear White People?

Critics broadly admire the show's sharp, stylized satire of campus racial politics and its ensemble performances, while noting that its consistency faded in later seasons.

Which shows are like Dear White People?

Shows with a similar feel include Atlanta, Community, and Greek.

How long is Dear White People?

Dear White People: 4 seasons, 40 episodes.

Is Dear White People still running?

No, Dear White People has ended.

Where can I watch Dear White People?

In United States, Dear White People streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.