Home > Dear White People > Season 1 « TV Series Page Dear White People: Season 1 (2017) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 98% Average Rating: 8.69/10 Season Reviews: 55 Fresh: 54 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: Timely, provocative, and sharply written, Dear White People is an entertaining blend of social commentary and incisive humor. 96% Average Rating: 9.34/10 Season Reviews: 29 Fresh: 28 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Timely, provocative, and sharply written, Dear White People is an entertaining blend of social commentary and incisive humor. AUDIENCE SCORE 64% Average Rating: 3.4/5 User Ratings: 2471 ADD YOUR RATING + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chapter I Air date: Apr 28, 2017 As college radio host Samantha White leads the outcry over a blackface party on campus, a revelation about her love life puts her in an awkward spot. More 2 Chapter II Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Buoyed by his front-page story on the party, shy reporter Lionel begins to come out of his shell and embrace his true identity. More 3 Chapter III Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Golden boy Troy schmoozes his way around campus at his dad's behest, campaigning for student body president. But his smile hides nagging doubts. More 4 Chapter IV Air date: Apr 28, 2017 As Coco gears up for an exclusive soiree, a fight with Sam stirs up memories of their friendship -- and the differences that drove them apart. More 5 Chapter V Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Friends drag Reggie out on the town to stop him from brooding over the revolution and Sam's new beau. But the night takes a harrowing turn. More 6 Chapter VI Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Shell-shocked, Sam and company plan a protest against the campus police, while Reggie finds his own way to process the ordeal. More 7 Chapter VII Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Picking up on the chemistry between Sam and Reggie, Gabe obsesses over the state of his relationship -- and makes a startling confession to Joelle. More 8 Chapter VIII Air date: Apr 28, 2017 To show just how pervasive Winchester's race problems are, Lionel sets out to write a feature on Troy and makes some unexpected discoveries. More 9 Chapter IX Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Coco jumps at the chance to join Troy at a party for wealthy donors, but the evening leaves her questioning his priorities. More 10 Chapter X Air date: Apr 28, 2017 With tensions running high before the town hall, Sam tries to patch up her relationship, Coco steals Troy's thunder, and Lionel makes a bold move. More Dear White People: Season 1 Videos 0:26 Dear White People: Season 1 Teaser - Date Announcement 2:10 Dear White People: Season 1 Trailer 0:30 Dear White People: Season 1 "Defamation" Teaser View All Videos (3) Dear White People: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (84) Tv Season Info Genre: Comedy Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Apr 28, 2017 Exec. Producers: Devon Shepard, Justin Simien, Yvette Lee Bowser, Stephanie Allain, Julia Lebedev Cast Logan Browning as Samantha White Brandon P Bell as Troy Fairbanks DeRon Horton as Lionel Higgins Antoinette Robertson as Colandrea "Coco" Conners John Patrick Amedori as Gabe Mitchell Ashley Blaine Featherson as Joelle Brooks Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito Show More Cast News & Interviews for Dear White People: Season 1 8 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This May 2018 NAACP Image Award Winners: Girls Trip Wins Outstanding Motion Picture Best Movies and TV 2017 View All Dear White People: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Chapter I Air date: Apr 28, 2017 As college radio host Samantha White leads the outcry over a blackface party on campus, a revelation about her love life puts her in an awkward spot. More 2 Chapter II Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Buoyed by his front-page story on the party, shy reporter Lionel begins to come out of his shell and embrace his true identity. More 3 Chapter III Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Golden boy Troy schmoozes his way around campus at his dad's behest, campaigning for student body president. But his smile hides nagging doubts. More 4 Chapter IV Air date: Apr 28, 2017 As Coco gears up for an exclusive soiree, a fight with Sam stirs up memories of their friendship -- and the differences that drove them apart. More 5 Chapter V Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Friends drag Reggie out on the town to stop him from brooding over the revolution and Sam's new beau. But the night takes a harrowing turn. More 6 Chapter VI Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Shell-shocked, Sam and company plan a protest against the campus police, while Reggie finds his own way to process the ordeal. More 7 Chapter VII Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Picking up on the chemistry between Sam and Reggie, Gabe obsesses over the state of his relationship -- and makes a startling confession to Joelle. More 8 Chapter VIII Air date: Apr 28, 2017 To show just how pervasive Winchester's race problems are, Lionel sets out to write a feature on Troy and makes some unexpected discoveries. More 9 Chapter IX Air date: Apr 28, 2017 Coco jumps at the chance to join Troy at a party for wealthy donors, but the evening leaves her questioning his priorities. More 10 Chapter X Air date: Apr 28, 2017 With tensions running high before the town hall, Sam tries to patch up her relationship, Coco steals Troy's thunder, and Lionel makes a bold move. More Critic Reviews for Dear White People Season 1 All Critics (55) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (54) | Rotten (1) I enjoyed the show, and that's an accomplishment because I didn't like the film at all. I think this incarnation did a lot to flesh out characters in ways I found satisfying, and its use of multiple angles on the same basic events worked pretty well. Sep 5, 2018 | Full Review… Vann R. Newkirk The Atlantic Top Critic As someone who also went to a PWI, I get that the perception of the black student body at PWIs might align closely with what's presented in Dear White People. Sep 5, 2018 | Full Review… Gillian White The Atlantic Top Critic I think Dear White People, the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness, something that the show's more militant characters can't see. Sep 5, 2018 | Full Review… Ta-Nehisi Coates The Atlantic Top Critic Dear White People juggles aspirations to be both a scripted commentary on race and a sitcom about college students, and fails mildly in both regards. Sep 5, 2018 | Full Review… Adrienne Green The Atlantic Top Critic There is a ton of plot in Dear White People, but the way in which it plays fast and loose with storytelling devices makes that plot both easily digestible and entertaining to watch. Dec 27, 2017 | Full Review… Aisha Harris Slate Top Critic The best thing about Dear White People is that it adopts the loose, varied feel of college life, filled with the highs, lows, fierce arguments, and ephemeral joys that come with it. Apr 28, 2017 | Full Review… Vikram Murthi RogerEbert.com Top Critic In the movie version of DWP, everything was rushed-the story and issues were too big to cram into 100 minutes. But as I'd hoped, the premise works much better on TV. Aug 22, 2017 | Full Review… Jenni Moore The Stranger (Seattle, WA) This show panders to no audience. Everyone is in Simien's crosshairs and what ensues is a refreshing and often quite funny look at how many different ways there are to approach issues of identity as well as the shortcomings of all the different approaches Oct 30, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com Luckily it is not just socially relevant content, but extremely nuanced and strong comedy that makes Dear White People excel. Oct 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… Alan French AwardsCircuit.com With almost every episode being centered on one character and their specific situation, each episode packs a lot of drama and emotion into 26 minutes. Aug 26, 2018 | Full Review… Kiera Allen Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) View All Critic Reviews (55) Audience Reviews for Dear White People: Season 1 Apr 28, 2017 Outstanding, outrageous and above all satirical, Dear White compliments and criticizes every racial aspect of modern society while creating thought-provoking dialogue and sequences that explore other social problems, spiced with witty doses of brilliant humor. FilipeP SUPER REVIEWER View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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