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[01/21/26 - 08:13 AM]
"Dreaming Whilst Black" Season Two to Premiere on Paramount+ Friday, February 20, 2026
In season two, Kwabena is finally on the brink of his first major directing opportunity when he's offered the chance to helm a radical, "color-blind" historical drama.
[08/26/25 - 07:33 AM]
BBC and Showtime Reveal First Look Images from Season Two of "Dreaming Whilst Black" from A24 and Big Deal Films
The new season finds Kwabena at the start of his professional career in a new era: the age of diversity, equity and inclusion, where empowering marginalized voices are seemingly at the top of everyone's agenda.

[02/05/24 - 06:26 AM]
Showtime Renews Acclaimed Series "Dreaming Whilst Black" for Season Two From A24 and Big Deal Films
Featuring returning star and BAFTA Award winning co-creator and co-writer Adjani Salmon, season two is expected to commence filming later this year in the UK.
[08/02/23 - 08:06 AM]
Showtime Acquires "Dreaming Whilst Black" from A24 and Big Deal Films
Loosely inspired by real-life events, the series follows Kwabena (Adjani Salmon), an aspiring filmmaker stuck in a dead-end recruitment job who takes the first step to achieving his dream.






DREAMING WHILST BLACK (SHOWTIME)
Returns Friday, February 20
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/10/23 - ???
STATUS:
returning this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 3:01 AM-3:30 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (6 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime's web site, September 2023) Comedy-drama following Kwabena, a young Black-British aspiring filmmaker trying to balance his professional and romantic ambitions against the harsh realities of life, love and a family who’d prefer he had a stable job.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adjani Salmon as Kwabena
· Alexander Owen as Adam
· Babirye Bukilwa as Vanessa
· Dani Moseley as Amy
· Demmy Ladipo as Maurice
· Rachel Adedeji as Funmi
· Will Hislop as Lewis
CREW INFORMATION:
· Adjani Salmon as WRTR
· Ali Hughes as WRTR
· Dhanny Joshi as EP
· Jermain Julien as DIR
· Joelle Mae David as DIR
· Koby Adom as DIR
· Nicola Gregory as PROD
· Sebastian Thiel as DIR
· Thomas Stogdon as EP
· Yemi Oyefuwa as WRTR
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· A24
· Big Deal Films