Trivia / Queen Sugar

• Dawson Casting:
  • Nicholas L. Ashe was 21 when he was cast as 15 year old Micah West, making him only a year younger than his on-screen uncle Kofi Siriboe.
  • Tanyell Waivers was 26 when she played 15 year old Keke.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor:
  • Nova Bordelon is bisexual and her actress, Rutina Wesley, was engaged to a woman at one point.
  • Micah starts questioning his sexuality in season 6. His actor, Nicholas L. Ashe, came out in 2020.
• Separated-at-Birth Casting: Eric C. Lynch, who plays Chase, is very convincing as Blue's biological father due to his resemblance to Ethan Hutchison.
• Troubled Production: In 2020, production on Season 5 had to be temporarily suspended due the COVID-19 Pandemic.