‘Black Cake’ Canceled At Hulu; Not Returning for Season Two
Hulu has officially decided not to move forward with a second season of Black Cake, the drama series featuring Adrienne Warren and Mia Isaac. This conclusion comes after a significant gap since Season 1 wrapped up ten months ago.
The show, created by Marissa Jo Cerar and produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films alongside Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, had its fate largely sealed for some time. Although there were rumors that Netflix might be interested in picking it up, such transitions between major streaming platforms are quite rare and often complex. Thus, it seems the series will not continue beyond its initial run.
Black Cake, based on Charmaine Wilkerson's novel, received critical acclaim, boasting a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its first and only season earned NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series for creator Marissa Jo Cerar. It also received a nomination for the GLAAD Media Awards in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category. Recently, Cerar was honored with a Humanitas Prize for Drama Teleplay, highlighting the show's strong impact despite its cancellation.
Black Cake is a compelling family drama intertwined with a murder mystery, spanning locations such as Jamaica, Rome, Scotland, England, and Southern California. Set in the late 1960s, the story begins with Covey, a runaway bride who disappears into the surf off Jamaica, leaving questions of whether she drowned or fled after her husband’s murder. Fast forward fifty years, Eleanor Bennett, a widow in her 60s, succumbs to cancer and leaves her estranged children a flash drive containing shocking untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America. These revelations challenge everything her children believed about their family's origins.
The cast included Chipo Chung, Ashley Thomas, Glynn Turman, Lashay Anderson, Faith Alabi, and Ahmed Elhaj. The series was executive produced by Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey, Carla Gardini, and Aaron Kaplan, with Emily Rudolf serving as co-executive producer.
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