{"id":160521,"date":"2022-03-10T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=160521"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:23:38","slug":"first-look-images-season-two-of-hulus-comedy-series-woke-premiering-april-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/first-look-images-season-two-of-hulus-comedy-series-woke-premiering-april-8\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look Images: Season Two of Hulu\u2019s Comedy Series \u201cWoke\u201d Premiering April 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Catch a glimpse of the all-new season of Hulu&#8217;s original comedy series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/woke-034909c6-8c46-4cad-8d0d-062574a9e5f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;<strong>Woke<\/strong>,&#8221; <\/a>starring<strong>\u00a0Lamorne Morris<\/strong> (&#8220;Keef&#8221;), <strong>Blake Anderson<\/strong> (&#8220;Gunther&#8221;), <strong>T. 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And can Keef navigate this new world without destroying what he&#8217;s become? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the life and work of artist <strong>Keith Knight<\/strong>,\u00a0&#8220;Woke&#8221;\u00a0continues to upend Black nerd and activist culture, deftly satirizing with a wink and a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Woke&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0was developed by Marshall Todd and Keith Knight. The co-creators serve as executive producers alongside\u00a0Anthony King, Maurice &#8220;Mo&#8221; Marable, Richie Schwartz, John Will, Will Gluck, and Eric Christian Olsen. 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