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Black Cake is an American drama television miniseries. It is based on Charmaine Wilkerson's novel of the same name and premiered on Hulu. It stars Chipo Chung, Mia Isaac, Adrienne Warren, Ashley Thomas and Glynn Turman. It is produced by Harpo Productions and shows Oprah Winfrey as one of main executive producers. The show received generally positive reviews from critics, being nominated at the NAACP Image Awards and GLAAD Media Award. Premise Two siblings learn about their late mother's dark past after she leaves her recordings to them. Cast Main Chipo Chung as Eleanor Bennett Mia Isaac as Coventina "Covey" Lyncook Adrienne Warren as Benny Bennett Ashley Thomas as Byron Bennett Lashay Anderson as Bunny Pringle Faith Alabi as Pearl Thomas Glynn Turman as Charles Mitch Ahmed Elhaj as Gibbs Grant Recurring Jade Eshete as Mathilda Jeremiah Birkett as Bert Bennett Rupert Evans as Everett Samuel Lorenzo Bulgin as Percival Henry Anthony Mark Barrow as Clarence "Little Man" Henry Simon Wan as Lin Karise Yansen as Eleanor "Elly" Douglas Elliot Cowan as Steve Sonita Henry as Mabel Mathilda Martin Episodes Release The trailer of Black Cake was released on October 2, 2023. The television series premiered on Hulu in the United States, Disney+ under the Star banner internationally and Star+ In Latin America. on November 1, 2023. Reception Critical response On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.80/10. The website's consensus reads: "Cleverly plotted and viscerally well-acted, Black Cake is an engrossing drama that can have its surprising twists and eat them, too." On Metacritic, the series has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Ronda Racha Penrice of TheWrap described Black Cake as groundbreaking and entertaining, praised the performances of the cast, and said, "It cracks open the door for never-ending narrative possibilities for truly diverse and dynamic stories." Judy Berman of Time stated Black Cake is one of the few examples of a show in which the "floridly emotional tone serves the story," praised the performances of the actors, and complimented how the television series approaches the concept of family secrets. Accolades At the 55th NAACP Image Awards Black Cake was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, while Marissa Jo Cerar was nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series. At the 35th GLAAD Media Awards Black Cake was nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. References External links Black Cake at Hulu Black Cake at IMDb . Discover the Nellie Cake popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Nellie Cake books.