Onyx Collective Sets ‘Queenie’ Premiere, Drops First-Look Photos

Rosy Cordero
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Onyx Collective has set the premiere of the original drama Queenie, based on the bestselling novel by Candice Carty-Williams, for June 7 on Hulu, with all episodes streaming at once.

The series follows Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown), 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.

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The series also stars Samuel Adewunmi as Frank, and Bellah as Kyazike, marking the rising R&B singer’s acting debut.

From creator 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, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

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.

More first-look images can be found below.

Dionne Brown as Queenie
Dionne Brown as Queenie
Joseph Marcell as Grandad (Wilfred)
Joseph Marcell as Grandad (Wilfred)
Dionne Brown as Queenie
Dionne Brown as Queenie
Dionne Brown as Queenie
Dionne Brown as Queenie

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