Paramount+ has released the trailer for the final season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” debuting April 4 with the first two episodes.
The series’ description reads, “The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well…dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.”
The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu del Barrio and Callum Keith Rennie. Elias Toufexis and Eve Harlow are featured as recurring guest stars.
CBS Studios produces in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producers include Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin,...
The series’ description reads, “The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well…dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.”
The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu del Barrio and Callum Keith Rennie. Elias Toufexis and Eve Harlow are featured as recurring guest stars.
CBS Studios produces in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producers include Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Jaden Thompson, Diego Ramos Bechara and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with all winners: HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Jack Black and Tony Hale were among the winners Sunday at the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
See the full list of winners both nights below.
Sesame Street won for Outstanding Preschool Series as well as for puppetry and direction, giving it five awards across the weekend, tying it with Saturday’s big winner, Netflix’s Lost Ollie. Guardians and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Disney Channel also scored best-in-field wins tonight to bring their tallies to four apiece.
Among the winners tonight in the voice categories, Black wo for reprising Po in Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,...
The ceremony capped a full weekend for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which hosted the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
See the full list of winners both nights below.
Sesame Street won for Outstanding Preschool Series as well as for puppetry and direction, giving it five awards across the weekend, tying it with Saturday’s big winner, Netflix’s Lost Ollie. Guardians and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from Disney Channel also scored best-in-field wins tonight to bring their tallies to four apiece.
Among the winners tonight in the voice categories, Black wo for reprising Po in Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Muppets Mayhem and Jack Black were among the winners at the second annual Children’ &’s and Family Emmy Awards, which were handed out Sunday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Among its wins, Sesame Street (in its 56th season) was named best preschool series, while The Muppets Mayhem — which was canceled last month after airing only one season — was named best children’s or family viewing series.
Black, meanwhile, won his first-ever Emmy for best voice performance in a children’s or young teen program for his work as Po on Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.
An excited Black took the stage to accept his award, giving a high kick and belting out “Kung Fu Panda, the dragon knight!”
“I’m really nervous and stoked to be here,” he added, noting that he was cast in the role 20 years ago.
Among its wins, Sesame Street (in its 56th season) was named best preschool series, while The Muppets Mayhem — which was canceled last month after airing only one season — was named best children’s or family viewing series.
Black, meanwhile, won his first-ever Emmy for best voice performance in a children’s or young teen program for his work as Po on Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.
An excited Black took the stage to accept his award, giving a high kick and belting out “Kung Fu Panda, the dragon knight!”
“I’m really nervous and stoked to be here,” he added, noting that he was cast in the role 20 years ago.
- 12/18/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its upcoming sixth and final season, “grown-ish” has added musical talents Kelly Rowland, Omarion, Latto, and Nle Choppa as guest stars. The news was announced on Saturday at Atx TV Festival in Austin, TX.
Kelly Rowland will portray Edie, a tenured professor who serves as the head of the psychology department at Cal U. Latto will portray Sloane, a wine rep who counts Doug as a client. Omarion will portray himself. Nle Choppa will portray himself. They join previously announced guest stars Lil Yachty, and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals.
Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, Daniella Perkins, Justine Skye, Tara Raani and Yara Shahidi star in the comedy, which will air its 100th episode with its last season.
Kenya Barris, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok serve as executive producers. Craig Doyle serves as showrunner for the sixth season.
Kelly Rowland will portray Edie, a tenured professor who serves as the head of the psychology department at Cal U. Latto will portray Sloane, a wine rep who counts Doug as a client. Omarion will portray himself. Nle Choppa will portray himself. They join previously announced guest stars Lil Yachty, and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals.
Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, Daniella Perkins, Justine Skye, Tara Raani and Yara Shahidi star in the comedy, which will air its 100th episode with its last season.
Kenya Barris, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok serve as executive producers. Craig Doyle serves as showrunner for the sixth season.
- 6/3/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Grown-ish will have quite the star-studded final season.
Kelly Rowland, Omarion, Latto and Nle Choppa have been added to an already impressive list of guest stars for Season 6, Freeform announced at Atx Festival on Saturday.
They join previously announced guest stars Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals.
Rowland will play Edie, a tenured professor who serves as the head of the psychology department at Cal U. Latto will play Sloane, a wine rep who counts Doug as a client.
Omarion and Nle Choppa will play themselves.
In addition to the guest star announcement, Freeform also released a first look at the first half of Season 6, which will premiere on June 28. The 30-second clip gives a glimpse at each of the guest stars. You can watch the promo below.
Grown-ish, which is a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish, premiered in 2018. It originally followed Yara Shahidi‘s character Zoey as...
Kelly Rowland, Omarion, Latto and Nle Choppa have been added to an already impressive list of guest stars for Season 6, Freeform announced at Atx Festival on Saturday.
They join previously announced guest stars Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals.
Rowland will play Edie, a tenured professor who serves as the head of the psychology department at Cal U. Latto will play Sloane, a wine rep who counts Doug as a client.
Omarion and Nle Choppa will play themselves.
In addition to the guest star announcement, Freeform also released a first look at the first half of Season 6, which will premiere on June 28. The 30-second clip gives a glimpse at each of the guest stars. You can watch the promo below.
Grown-ish, which is a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish, premiered in 2018. It originally followed Yara Shahidi‘s character Zoey as...
- 6/3/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform has set its summer slate premiere dates, with the sophomore installment of the anthology series “Cruel Summer” and the sixth and final season of “Grown-ish” eyeing June debuts.
“Cruel Summer” Season 2, which stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck, will launch Monday, June 5 at 9 p.m. Et with a special two-episode premiere and subsequent episodes premiering during at 10 p.m.
The final chapter of “Grown-ish,” which follows Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner) as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) overshadowing presence, premieres the first half of the season on Wednesday, June 28, at 10 p.m. Et. The second half of the season is set to air in 2024.
The network also makes its animated debut with “Praise Petey,” an adult animated comedy centering on New York City “it” girl Petey, will launch Friday, July 21, at 10 p.m. Et. After Petey’s life crashes down around her,...
“Cruel Summer” Season 2, which stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood and Griffin Gluck, will launch Monday, June 5 at 9 p.m. Et with a special two-episode premiere and subsequent episodes premiering during at 10 p.m.
The final chapter of “Grown-ish,” which follows Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner) as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) overshadowing presence, premieres the first half of the season on Wednesday, June 28, at 10 p.m. Et. The second half of the season is set to air in 2024.
The network also makes its animated debut with “Praise Petey,” an adult animated comedy centering on New York City “it” girl Petey, will launch Friday, July 21, at 10 p.m. Et. After Petey’s life crashes down around her,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Freeform is kicking off its summer slate with the return of its hit series Cruel Summer and the final season of grown-ish.
The second season of Cruel Summer will debut on June 5 with a special two-episode premiere, the network announced Monday. The premiere episodes will air at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, before the show transitions to its normal timeslot at 10 p.m.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
The series stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
The second season of Cruel Summer will debut on June 5 with a special two-episode premiere, the network announced Monday. The premiere episodes will air at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, before the show transitions to its normal timeslot at 10 p.m.
Set in an idyllic waterfront town in the Pacific Northwest, the next chapter of Cruel Summer follows the rise and fall of an intense teenage friendship. Approaching the story from three different timelines surrounding Y2K, the season twists and turns as it tracks the early friendship between Megan, Isabella and Megan’s best friend Luke, the love triangle that blossomed, and the mystery that would impact all of their lives going forward.
The series stars Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, KaDee Strickland, Lisa Yamada and Sean Blakemore.
- 4/17/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
“Grown-ish” will end with its upcoming Season 6 at Freeform.
The news comes around two months after it was announced the show had been renewed for a sixth season. The final season of the series, which is a spinoff of the ABC comedy “Black-ish,” will air in two parts. The first part will premiere this summer, while the second will air in 2024. The show will air its 100th episode during Season 6.
“We’ve spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement,” said series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris. “To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire ‘grown-ish’ family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and,...
The news comes around two months after it was announced the show had been renewed for a sixth season. The final season of the series, which is a spinoff of the ABC comedy “Black-ish,” will air in two parts. The first part will premiere this summer, while the second will air in 2024. The show will air its 100th episode during Season 6.
“We’ve spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement,” said series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris. “To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire ‘grown-ish’ family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Grown-ish” will end with Season 6, Freeform announced Wednesday.
The sixth and final season is set for a two-part release, with the first half of Season 6 premiering this summer and the second half airing in 2024. Season 6 guest stars are slated to include Lil Yachty Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals.
Centering on “Black-ish” favorites Andre Johnson Jr., also known as “Junior,” (Marcus Scribner) and Zoey (Yara Shahidi), the fifth season follows Junior as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s overshadowing presence, marked by an emotional passing-of-the-baton episode.
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The sixth and final season is set for a two-part release, with the first half of Season 6 premiering this summer and the second half airing in 2024. Season 6 guest stars are slated to include Lil Yachty Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals.
Centering on “Black-ish” favorites Andre Johnson Jr., also known as “Junior,” (Marcus Scribner) and Zoey (Yara Shahidi), the fifth season follows Junior as he makes a name for himself on campus and overcomes Zoey’s overshadowing presence, marked by an emotional passing-of-the-baton episode.
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In addition to Shahidi and Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, and Daniella Perkins star in “grown-ish.”
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- 3/29/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Kenya Barris’ –ish universe is coming to a close.
Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish will end with its previously announced sixth season on Freeform. In making the announcement Wednesday, the Disney-owned basic cable network said the final season will be split into two parts, with the first half airing at a date to be determined this summer and the final episodes airing sometime in 2024.
“We’ve spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series, and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement,” Barris said in a statement announcing the news. “To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire Grown-ish family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and, most importantly, the memories made,...
Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish will end with its previously announced sixth season on Freeform. In making the announcement Wednesday, the Disney-owned basic cable network said the final season will be split into two parts, with the first half airing at a date to be determined this summer and the final episodes airing sometime in 2024.
“We’ve spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series, and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement,” Barris said in a statement announcing the news. “To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire Grown-ish family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and, most importantly, the memories made,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Grown-ish is coming to an end at Freeform. The series upcoming sixth season will be its last.
Season 6 will air in two parts, with the first half premiering this summer. Season 6B will air in 2024.
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The series plans to welcome some big guest stars for the final season, including Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals. During Season 6, Grown-ish will also hit its 100th episodes.
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Season 6 will air in two parts, with the first half premiering this summer. Season 6B will air in 2024.
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- 3/29/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform’s grown-ish is officially ending after six seasons, marking the end of the ish-verse, which kicked off with ABC’s black-ish back in 2014.
The college comedy’s final season, which includes the series’ milestone 100th episode, will be split into two parts, with 6A airing this summer and 6B being held until 2024.
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Grown-ish‘s final season stars Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre “Junior” Johnson,...
The college comedy’s final season, which includes the series’ milestone 100th episode, will be split into two parts, with 6A airing this summer and 6B being held until 2024.
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Grown-ish‘s final season stars Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre “Junior” Johnson,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
“The Beyonder is just wacky, silly, fun,” says Laurence Fishburne of his smooth supervillain in this exclusive clip from the next episode of “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” The character makes his debut in the Disney+ series on Saturday, Feb. 25.
“He comes to Earth in search of the smartest person who can teach him what humanity is all about. And it happens to be Lunella,” he says of the 13-year-old main character, who’s voiced by Diamond White. The genius tween and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur, work together to protect New York City’s Lower East Side.
“I love ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ for the same reasons I loved everything about Marvel comics since I was a kid,” says Fishburne. “The writers were writing what was happening outside the window in New York City, where I grew up.”
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“He comes to Earth in search of the smartest person who can teach him what humanity is all about. And it happens to be Lunella,” he says of the 13-year-old main character, who’s voiced by Diamond White. The genius tween and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur, work together to protect New York City’s Lower East Side.
“I love ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ for the same reasons I loved everything about Marvel comics since I was a kid,” says Fishburne. “The writers were writing what was happening outside the window in New York City, where I grew up.”
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- 2/23/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Move over diamonds; it seems like Dinosaurs are a girl’s best friend. At least, that’s the case for Lunella Lafayette (Diamond White) in Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Based on the comic book of the same name, the series follows Lunella, a Black 13-year-old Manhattanite who uses her genius to accidentally conjure up a giant red Devil Dinosaur (Fred Tatasciore) through a time portal she’s created. Luckily for Lunella, and the entire Lower East Side neighborhood, she befriends the prehistoric creature and uses their unique partnership to fight crime in the area under the moniker of Moon Girl.
Another unique thing about the animated show, brought to life by actor Laurence Fishburne and producer Helen Sugland, is that it makes Marvel history for featuring the first Black female lead character in a Marvel television show. Lunella’s onscreen debut further adds to the recent strides...
Another unique thing about the animated show, brought to life by actor Laurence Fishburne and producer Helen Sugland, is that it makes Marvel history for featuring the first Black female lead character in a Marvel television show. Lunella’s onscreen debut further adds to the recent strides...
- 2/11/2023
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
On February 10, 2023, Disney Channel premiered “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella (Diamond White) accidentally brings 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city’s Lower East Side from danger.
Created by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland, the series stars White, Fred Tatasciore, Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, Gary Anthony Williams and Libe Barer. The show is based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Critics are giving the 17-episode series a perfect 100 on Rotten Tomatoes. Read our review roundup below.
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Created by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland, the series stars White, Fred Tatasciore, Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, Gary Anthony Williams and Libe Barer. The show is based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Critics are giving the 17-episode series a perfect 100 on Rotten Tomatoes. Read our review roundup below.
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- 2/10/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
The ensemble for the upcoming animated feature “Sneaks” is growing in star power, with Anthony Mackie (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Martin Lawrence (“Bad Boys for Life”) and Chloe Bailey joining the previously announced cast members Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee, Macy Gray and NBA star Chris Paul.
Also joining the film, from Lengi Studios and Cinema Gypsy Productions, are Grammy-nominated rapper Quavo (Migos), Sam Jay (“Pause with Sam Jay”), Keith David, Donovan Louis Bazemore (“The Lion King”), Coi Leray (“Players”), Kiana Ledé (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jonathan Kite (“Two Broke Girls”), Amari McCoy (“We Baby Bears”) and Olympic skateboarders Sky Brown and Rayssa Leal.
“Sneaks” is directed and written by Rob Edwards in his directorial debut. Laurence Fishburne produces the film, under his Cinema Gypsy Productions banner, and stars opposite Grammy-winning artist Mustard, who also serves as the executive music producer.
The animated feature depicts Ty, a misguided designer sneaker,...
Also joining the film, from Lengi Studios and Cinema Gypsy Productions, are Grammy-nominated rapper Quavo (Migos), Sam Jay (“Pause with Sam Jay”), Keith David, Donovan Louis Bazemore (“The Lion King”), Coi Leray (“Players”), Kiana Ledé (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jonathan Kite (“Two Broke Girls”), Amari McCoy (“We Baby Bears”) and Olympic skateboarders Sky Brown and Rayssa Leal.
“Sneaks” is directed and written by Rob Edwards in his directorial debut. Laurence Fishburne produces the film, under his Cinema Gypsy Productions banner, and stars opposite Grammy-winning artist Mustard, who also serves as the executive music producer.
The animated feature depicts Ty, a misguided designer sneaker,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: The adventures of super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City, the duo works together to protect the city’s Lower East Side from danger.
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- 2/6/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Andre Johnson Jr. is extending his stay at Cal U with a sixth-season renewal of Freeform’s grown-ish, TVLine has learned.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Freeform has also released a trailer for the second half of grown-ish‘s fifth season, premiering Wednesday, Jan. 18 (10:30/9:30c).
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- 1/11/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
“Grown-ish” has been renewed for Season 6 at Freeform. In addition, Variety has learned exclusively that Craig Doyle will take over as showrunner on the new season.
Doyle steps in as showrunner on the “Black-ish” spinoff for the team of Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly, who became the co-showrunners on the series going into its fifth and current season. Doyle has been with the show since it began, first as a co-executive producer before being elevated to executive producer in Season 2. His other credits include “Black-ish,” “The Great Indoors,” “Undateable,” and “Family Tools.” He is repped by CAA, Lit Entertainment Group, and Yorn Levine Barnes.
“Grown-ish” returns for the second half of its fifth season on Jan. 18 at 10:30 p.m. Et/Pt and will stream the next day on Hulu. Originally focused on Yara Shahidi’s character Zoey Johnson, fellow “Black-ish” alum Marcus Scribner joined the show in Season 5, reprising...
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“Grown-ish” returns for the second half of its fifth season on Jan. 18 at 10:30 p.m. Et/Pt and will stream the next day on Hulu. Originally focused on Yara Shahidi’s character Zoey Johnson, fellow “Black-ish” alum Marcus Scribner joined the show in Season 5, reprising...
- 1/11/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Grown-ish will be returning for Season 6 at Freeform.
The series is currently in its fifth season, with the midseason premiere set for January 18. Season 5 saw Marcus Scribner take up the mantle from Yara Shahidi as her character Zoey’s younger brother Junior, who started his first year at Cal U.
On the heels of her graduation, Junior has been attempting to transition out from under her shadow and make his own mark on the campus.
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Freeform also released a trailer for Season 5B on Wednesday. Though he thinks he’s got it all together, the trailer indicates that Junior encounters...
The series is currently in its fifth season, with the midseason premiere set for January 18. Season 5 saw Marcus Scribner take up the mantle from Yara Shahidi as her character Zoey’s younger brother Junior, who started his first year at Cal U.
On the heels of her graduation, Junior has been attempting to transition out from under her shadow and make his own mark on the campus.
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Freeform also released a trailer for Season 5B on Wednesday. Though he thinks he’s got it all together, the trailer indicates that Junior encounters...
- 1/11/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The -ish universe continues to roll on at Freeform.
The Disney-owned cable channel has renewed Grown-ish for a sixth season. The pickup comes a week ahead of the comedy’s Jan. 18 return to the schedule with the second half of season five.
During Freeform’s time at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Wednesday, the network also announced premiere dates for season five of Good Trouble (March 16) and season two of Single Drunk Female (April 12), as well as a summer return for Cruel Summer. Freeform has also added an unscripted dating series, Love Trip: Paris, to its lineup; it will debut on Valentine’s Day.
Grown-ish, a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish that follows the two oldest kids in the Johnson family, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner), is Freeform’s longest-running current original series. With the season six renewal, it will approach or cross the 100-episode...
The Disney-owned cable channel has renewed Grown-ish for a sixth season. The pickup comes a week ahead of the comedy’s Jan. 18 return to the schedule with the second half of season five.
During Freeform’s time at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Wednesday, the network also announced premiere dates for season five of Good Trouble (March 16) and season two of Single Drunk Female (April 12), as well as a summer return for Cruel Summer. Freeform has also added an unscripted dating series, Love Trip: Paris, to its lineup; it will debut on Valentine’s Day.
Grown-ish, a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish that follows the two oldest kids in the Johnson family, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner), is Freeform’s longest-running current original series. With the season six renewal, it will approach or cross the 100-episode...
- 1/11/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Freeform has an exciting new thriller on tap for early 2023.
The young-skewing cabler revealed The Watchful Eye will launch Monday, Jan. 30, with a double episode premiere at 9 p.m. before moving to its regular 10 p.m. timeslot.
The series follows Elena Santos, played by Mariel Molino, a young woman with a complicated past, maneuvering her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan.
She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives.
What they don't know, however, is that Elena has some shocking secrets of her own.
The series comes from Ryan Seacrest Productions and stars Molino, Warren Christie, Amy Acker, Jon Ecker, Aliyah Royale, Lex Lumpkin, Henry Joseph Samiri and Kelly Bishop.
It is created by Julie Durk (Grace and Frankie), who also serves as consultant.
Emily Fox (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) is showrunner and executive producer. Ryan Seacrest,...
The young-skewing cabler revealed The Watchful Eye will launch Monday, Jan. 30, with a double episode premiere at 9 p.m. before moving to its regular 10 p.m. timeslot.
The series follows Elena Santos, played by Mariel Molino, a young woman with a complicated past, maneuvering her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan.
She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives.
What they don't know, however, is that Elena has some shocking secrets of her own.
The series comes from Ryan Seacrest Productions and stars Molino, Warren Christie, Amy Acker, Jon Ecker, Aliyah Royale, Lex Lumpkin, Henry Joseph Samiri and Kelly Bishop.
It is created by Julie Durk (Grace and Frankie), who also serves as consultant.
Emily Fox (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) is showrunner and executive producer. Ryan Seacrest,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Team on New York-Inspired Animation Style, Diversity in Marvel Series
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’s leading voice cast and producer team opened up about creating the world for one of Marvel’s first onscreen leading Black superheroines ahead of the show’s season two renewal announcement at New York Comic Con.
The news followed a nearly hour-long panel that featured voice stars Diamond White (Lunella/Moon Girl), Fred Tatasciore (Devil Dinosaur) and Gary Anthony Williams (Pops), as well as executive producer Steve Loter, supervising producer Rodney Clouden and producer Pilar Flynn. Later in the panel, and following footage of the show’s main title sequence, Grammy-winning musician Raphael Saadiq took the stage to discuss serving as the show’s executive music supervisor and composer.
“This group gives me a huge challenge,” Saadiq told the panel, noting that the show has been his “funnest” to score in his 10 years of composing. “You look at all the animation and you know...
The news followed a nearly hour-long panel that featured voice stars Diamond White (Lunella/Moon Girl), Fred Tatasciore (Devil Dinosaur) and Gary Anthony Williams (Pops), as well as executive producer Steve Loter, supervising producer Rodney Clouden and producer Pilar Flynn. Later in the panel, and following footage of the show’s main title sequence, Grammy-winning musician Raphael Saadiq took the stage to discuss serving as the show’s executive music supervisor and composer.
“This group gives me a huge challenge,” Saadiq told the panel, noting that the show has been his “funnest” to score in his 10 years of composing. “You look at all the animation and you know...
- 10/10/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has gotten an early Season 2 renewal. Disney Branded Television has ordered a second season of the animated series ahead of its Feb. 10 premiere. The animated show debuts first Disney Channel and shortly thereafter on Disney+. The news, along with a clip from the theme song, “Moon Girl Magic,” written and produced by executive music producer Raphael Saadiq and performed by series star Diamond White (voice of Lunella aka Moon Girl), was revealed today during the series’ panel at New York Comic Con.
Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, The Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur, whom she accidentally brings through time into present-day New York City. Equipped with Devil’s fierce loyalty and brawn, the loving support of her family and best friend Casey, Lunella sets out to...
Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, The Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur, whom she accidentally brings through time into present-day New York City. Equipped with Devil’s fierce loyalty and brawn, the loving support of her family and best friend Casey, Lunella sets out to...
- 10/8/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” has recruited a star-studded cast, announcing a host of names lending their voices to the series during the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.
The series – which is about 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur – will feature Alison Brie (“Glow”), Andy Cohen (“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”), Daveed Diggs (“Snowpiercer”), Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”), Jennifer Hudson (“Respect”), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (“Power Book II: Ghost”), Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Wesley Snipes (“Blade” trilogy) in guest star voice roles.
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Additional guests include Gideon Adlon (“Pacific Rim: The Black”), Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), Anna Akana (“Youth & Consequences”), Ian Alexander (“The Oa”), May Calamawy (Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight”), Wilson Cruz (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Asia Kate Dillon (“Billions”), Luis Guzmán (“How to Make it in America...
The series – which is about 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur – will feature Alison Brie (“Glow”), Andy Cohen (“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”), Daveed Diggs (“Snowpiercer”), Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”), Jennifer Hudson (“Respect”), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (“Power Book II: Ghost”), Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Wesley Snipes (“Blade” trilogy) in guest star voice roles.
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Additional guests include Gideon Adlon (“Pacific Rim: The Black”), Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), Anna Akana (“Youth & Consequences”), Ian Alexander (“The Oa”), May Calamawy (Marvel Studios’ “Moon Knight”), Wilson Cruz (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Asia Kate Dillon (“Billions”), Luis Guzmán (“How to Make it in America...
- 7/22/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Exclusive: We’ll be seeing more of Kiela in the upcoming fifth season of Freeform’s Grown-ish. Daniella Perkins, who recurred as the character in Season 4, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming fifth season. Additionally, Matthew Sato (Doogie Kamealoha M.D.), Tara Raani, Justine Skye (Already Gone), Amelie Zilber, Ceyair Wright (Space Jam: A New Legacy) and Slick Woods have joined the cast in recurring roles in the series starring Yara Shahidi.
Perkins’ Kiela, a sophomore, is Luca’s little sister but she’s trying to forge her own path at Cal U.
Perkins appeared in 10 episodes last season.
In Grown-ish Season 5, on the heels of big sister Zoey’s (Shahidi). graduation, Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner), Aka Junior, enrolls at Cal U and embarks on his own journey to being “grown.
Raani plays Zaara, a first-generation Muslim-American. She is a sophomore, type A overachiever with a lot of swagger.
Perkins’ Kiela, a sophomore, is Luca’s little sister but she’s trying to forge her own path at Cal U.
Perkins appeared in 10 episodes last season.
In Grown-ish Season 5, on the heels of big sister Zoey’s (Shahidi). graduation, Andre Johnson Jr. (Marcus Scribner), Aka Junior, enrolls at Cal U and embarks on his own journey to being “grown.
Raani plays Zaara, a first-generation Muslim-American. She is a sophomore, type A overachiever with a lot of swagger.
- 7/5/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney Branded Television has promoted Meredith Roberts to Executive Vice President, TV Animation.
Roberts was previously the senior vice president/general manager for Television Animation, Disney Branded Television. Prior to that, she was the general manager of Disneytoon Studios which launched the Planes and Tinker Bell/Fairies franchise titles. From 2004 to 2007, Roberts served as the president of Creative Affairs, Walt Disney Television Animation.
Disney Branded Entertainment President Ayo Davis announced the promotion today at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
“A leader of incredible vision and a true champion of artistic talent, Meredith has set a new bar for Disney Television Animation, building upon the single greatest animation legacy in the world to lead a team that is creating the most innovative, magical animated storytelling in the business,” said Davis. “This well-deserved promotion is in recognition of not only her tremendous leadership and creativity but her ongoing commitment to advancing diverse,...
Roberts was previously the senior vice president/general manager for Television Animation, Disney Branded Television. Prior to that, she was the general manager of Disneytoon Studios which launched the Planes and Tinker Bell/Fairies franchise titles. From 2004 to 2007, Roberts served as the president of Creative Affairs, Walt Disney Television Animation.
Disney Branded Entertainment President Ayo Davis announced the promotion today at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
“A leader of incredible vision and a true champion of artistic talent, Meredith has set a new bar for Disney Television Animation, building upon the single greatest animation legacy in the world to lead a team that is creating the most innovative, magical animated storytelling in the business,” said Davis. “This well-deserved promotion is in recognition of not only her tremendous leadership and creativity but her ongoing commitment to advancing diverse,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
Feature documentary, The Cave of Adullam, is set to world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, June 13. Directed by Academy Award and Emmy nominated filmmaker Laura Checkoway, the film is produced by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland of Cinema Gypsy Productions, Banca Studio’s Roy Bank, and Wavelength’s Founder & CEO Jenifer Westphal and President Joe Plummer.
The Cave Adullam follows author Jason Wilson and depicts a rarely seen and raw approach of initiating young Black boys into adulthood at his martial arts dojo in inner-city Detroit, aptly called The Cave of Adullam.
While using the mantra “it’s easier to raise boys than repair broken men”, Jason’s methodology teaches emotional stability instead of discipline, setting vulnerable children on a new path to become whole adults. As the film follows four young recruits, all at various crossroads in their lives, Jason guides them into confronting their inner struggles – overcoming issues with anger,...
The Cave Adullam follows author Jason Wilson and depicts a rarely seen and raw approach of initiating young Black boys into adulthood at his martial arts dojo in inner-city Detroit, aptly called The Cave of Adullam.
While using the mantra “it’s easier to raise boys than repair broken men”, Jason’s methodology teaches emotional stability instead of discipline, setting vulnerable children on a new path to become whole adults. As the film follows four young recruits, all at various crossroads in their lives, Jason guides them into confronting their inner struggles – overcoming issues with anger,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
David Letterman’s Emmy-nominated talk show series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” is set to return on May 20, Netflix announced on Thursday.
The fourth season of the Netflix original series will feature six episodes and a new selection of guests, including Cardi B, Kevin Durant, Billie Eilish, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.
The show features one-on-one conversations with the legendary talk show host and the celebrity guest inside and outside a studio setting. Season four comes after a long absence from the series, as season three premiered almost 18 months ago in October of 2020.
Notably, the streamer has announced that all of the episodes were filmed prior to March 2022; that means that there will be no talk of the infamous Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars slap that occurred on March 27.
Letterman, who is renowned for his 33 years as a late night host at NBC and CBS,...
The fourth season of the Netflix original series will feature six episodes and a new selection of guests, including Cardi B, Kevin Durant, Billie Eilish, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.
The show features one-on-one conversations with the legendary talk show host and the celebrity guest inside and outside a studio setting. Season four comes after a long absence from the series, as season three premiered almost 18 months ago in October of 2020.
Notably, the streamer has announced that all of the episodes were filmed prior to March 2022; that means that there will be no talk of the infamous Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars slap that occurred on March 27.
Letterman, who is renowned for his 33 years as a late night host at NBC and CBS,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Carson Burton and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Disney Branded Television will bring Shawn Amos’ debut novel Cookies & Milk to screen with an animated series currently in development. The project hails from Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland of Cinema Gypsy Productions (black-ish), Jesse Murphy and James Sears Bryant of Jesse James Films and Shawn Amos.
The semi-autobiographical Cookies & Milk is inspired by the childhood of Shawn Amos, a Blues musician and the son of iconic Wallace “Wally” Amos, Jr., founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie brand. The Cookies & Milk teleplay follows the summer adventures of harmonica-playing middle-schooler Ellis Johnson as he begrudgingly helps his wildly optimistic and quite possibly magical father open the world’s first cookie shop in 1970s Hollywood, California.
“It’s an absolute coup to bring Shawn Amos’s heartfelt, humorous book to Disney television screens and, with the guiding vision, credibility and track record of our Cinema Gypsy and Jesse James Films creative team,...
The semi-autobiographical Cookies & Milk is inspired by the childhood of Shawn Amos, a Blues musician and the son of iconic Wallace “Wally” Amos, Jr., founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie brand. The Cookies & Milk teleplay follows the summer adventures of harmonica-playing middle-schooler Ellis Johnson as he begrudgingly helps his wildly optimistic and quite possibly magical father open the world’s first cookie shop in 1970s Hollywood, California.
“It’s an absolute coup to bring Shawn Amos’s heartfelt, humorous book to Disney television screens and, with the guiding vision, credibility and track record of our Cinema Gypsy and Jesse James Films creative team,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
FX has given a formal green light to The Sterling Affairs, a six-episode limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers. Oscar-nominated actors Jacki Weaver and Laurence Fishburne have been tapped as two of the leads in the project, Donald Sterling’s wife, Shelly Sterling, and former Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers, respectively. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force is producing.
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner,...
The Sterling Affairs is written by Gina Welch (Feud: Bette and Joan) based on the ESPN 30 for 30 podcast of the same name reported and hosted by Ramona Shelburne. The series tells the behind the scenes story of Doc Rivers (Fishburne) and the Los Angeles Clippers’ quest to bring a championship to one of the historically worst franchises in all of sports during the impending downfall of the team’s owner,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Graduation means it’s time to move on. For six members of the cast at grown-ish, the season finale means just that.
The Freeform series.Season 4 finale marked the departures of Francia Raisa (Ana), Emily Arlook (Nomi), Chloe Bailey (Jazz), Luka Sabbat (Luca), Halle Bailey (Sky), and Jordan Buhat (Vivek).
Fortunately, the ensemble will have a few returnees. Yara Shahidi (Zoey), Trevor Jackson (Aaron), and Diggy Simmons (Doug) will be on hand to greet a new collection of students, including black-ish’s Marcus Scribner. Additional casting news is expected soon.
“Francia, Emily, Chloe, Halle, Luka and Jordan will always be a part of the ‘-ish’ family. This new season isn’t a goodbye, we are just expanding the world; there will always be an open door for them to return,” Season 5 showrunners Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “For season 5, we’re excited to...
The Freeform series.Season 4 finale marked the departures of Francia Raisa (Ana), Emily Arlook (Nomi), Chloe Bailey (Jazz), Luka Sabbat (Luca), Halle Bailey (Sky), and Jordan Buhat (Vivek).
Fortunately, the ensemble will have a few returnees. Yara Shahidi (Zoey), Trevor Jackson (Aaron), and Diggy Simmons (Doug) will be on hand to greet a new collection of students, including black-ish’s Marcus Scribner. Additional casting news is expected soon.
“Francia, Emily, Chloe, Halle, Luka and Jordan will always be a part of the ‘-ish’ family. This new season isn’t a goodbye, we are just expanding the world; there will always be an open door for them to return,” Season 5 showrunners Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly said in a statement obtained by Deadline. “For season 5, we’re excited to...
- 3/25/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a graduation-themed finale for Season 4 of “Grown-Ish,” Freeform announced Thursday night that 6 original series regulars are exiting the “Black-Ish” spinoff.
Francia Raisa, Chloe Bailey, “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey, Emily Arlook, Luka Sabbat, and Jordan Buhat will not be back as regulars when “Grown-Ish” returns for Season 5.
Yara Shahidi (Zoey), Trevor Jackson, and Diggy Simmons are sticking around however. And they’ll be joined by Marcus Scribner, who as announced earlier this month will be making the jump over from “Black-Ish” as Zoey’s younger brother Andre.
“Francia, Emily, Chloe, Halle, Luka and Jordan will always be a part of the -ish’ family. This new season isn’t a goodbye, we are just expanding the world; there will always be an open door for them to return,” showrunners Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly said in a statement provided to TVLine. “For Season 5, we’re excited to dive deeper into the storylines of Zoey,...
Francia Raisa, Chloe Bailey, “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey, Emily Arlook, Luka Sabbat, and Jordan Buhat will not be back as regulars when “Grown-Ish” returns for Season 5.
Yara Shahidi (Zoey), Trevor Jackson, and Diggy Simmons are sticking around however. And they’ll be joined by Marcus Scribner, who as announced earlier this month will be making the jump over from “Black-Ish” as Zoey’s younger brother Andre.
“Francia, Emily, Chloe, Halle, Luka and Jordan will always be a part of the -ish’ family. This new season isn’t a goodbye, we are just expanding the world; there will always be an open door for them to return,” showrunners Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly said in a statement provided to TVLine. “For Season 5, we’re excited to dive deeper into the storylines of Zoey,...
- 3/25/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
"Grown-ish" is returning for another season! Freeform renewed the spinoff series for season five on March 7, while also announcing that "Black-ish" star Marcus Scribner will join the cast to reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr. Scribner will star alongside his onscreen sister, Yara Shahidi, as he embarks on his own journey of being "grown."
"Black-ish" executive producer Courtney Lilly and producer Zakiyyah Alexander both join the series as the show's new showrunners. Shahidi, Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Doyle, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, and Michael Petok will produce the fifth installment.
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"Grown-ish" is currently airing new episodes for its fourth season, which is centered around graduation for the show's seniors - which include Zoey (Shahidi), Luca (Luka Sabbat), Jazz (Chlöe), Doug (Diggy Simmons), Ana (Francia Raisa), and Nomi (Emily Arlook) - so it's still...
"Black-ish" executive producer Courtney Lilly and producer Zakiyyah Alexander both join the series as the show's new showrunners. Shahidi, Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Doyle, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, and Michael Petok will produce the fifth installment.
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"Grown-ish" is currently airing new episodes for its fourth season, which is centered around graduation for the show's seniors - which include Zoey (Shahidi), Luca (Luka Sabbat), Jazz (Chlöe), Doug (Diggy Simmons), Ana (Francia Raisa), and Nomi (Emily Arlook) - so it's still...
- 3/7/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.
Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.
Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.
“Grown-ish” will air its Season 4 finale, “Empire State of Mind,” on March 24, featuring Zoey’s college graduation from Cal U.
Scribner...
Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.
Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.
“Grown-ish” will air its Season 4 finale, “Empire State of Mind,” on March 24, featuring Zoey’s college graduation from Cal U.
Scribner...
- 3/7/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Grown-ish will return to Freeform for Season 5 with a familiar face and two new showrunners at the helm.
Freeform revealed that the fifth season of the Black-ish spinoff series will add Marcus Scribner to join his on-screen sister Yara Shahidi as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his journey to being “grown.” Zakiyyah Alexander (Russian Doll) and Black-ish executive producer Courtney Lilly will serve as co-showrunners for Season 5.
Season 4 of Grown-ish, which currently airs on Freeform, follows Zoey (Shahidi) and her classmates on the road to graduation.
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Grown-ish season 5 is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Zakiyyah Alexander, Courtney Lilly, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves. Alexander is represented by WME,...
Freeform revealed that the fifth season of the Black-ish spinoff series will add Marcus Scribner to join his on-screen sister Yara Shahidi as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his journey to being “grown.” Zakiyyah Alexander (Russian Doll) and Black-ish executive producer Courtney Lilly will serve as co-showrunners for Season 5.
Season 4 of Grown-ish, which currently airs on Freeform, follows Zoey (Shahidi) and her classmates on the road to graduation.
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Grown-ish season 5 is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Zakiyyah Alexander, Courtney Lilly, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves. Alexander is represented by WME,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Another member of the Johnson family is headed to Cal U! Freeform’s “grown-ish” has been renewed for Season 5, and Marcus Scribner from “black-ish” will join the cast full time.
Scribner plays Andre Johnson Jr., the younger brother of Yara Shahidi’s Zoey. While Zoey and the rest of her friends at Cal U are set to graduate at the end of the current season, Scribner will now be the one hitting the books as he embarks on his own journey to being “grown.”
Scribner joined the cast of “black-ish” in 2013 as the television son of Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. The show was his first series regular role. He previously made appearances on “grown-ish,” visiting his sister on campus.
He has won an NAACP Image Award for the role of Junior.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves.
In other “grown-ish” news Zakiyyah...
Scribner plays Andre Johnson Jr., the younger brother of Yara Shahidi’s Zoey. While Zoey and the rest of her friends at Cal U are set to graduate at the end of the current season, Scribner will now be the one hitting the books as he embarks on his own journey to being “grown.”
Scribner joined the cast of “black-ish” in 2013 as the television son of Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. The show was his first series regular role. He previously made appearances on “grown-ish,” visiting his sister on campus.
He has won an NAACP Image Award for the role of Junior.
Scribner is represented by CAA, Artists First, imPRint and Del Shaw Moonves.
In other “grown-ish” news Zakiyyah...
- 3/7/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Black-ish boss Kenya Barris was just hoping to get a show on the air when he first created the family comedy. Now in its final season, the ABC title starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as the pillars of the Johnson family, has far exceeded his expectations.
“We wanted to say something that as much as we grew up loving the Cosby show, the Cosby show happened to be Black and we wanted to do a show that was absolutely, positively, outwardly Black,” Barris said during the comedy’s TCA panel on Tuesday. “I never in a million years imagined that it would become what it’s become. Our lives, and what we’ve done and how it’s allowed us all to grow into what it’s grown into.”
The comedy gave viewers an inside look into the comedic antics of the Johnson family, while also touching on larger,...
“We wanted to say something that as much as we grew up loving the Cosby show, the Cosby show happened to be Black and we wanted to do a show that was absolutely, positively, outwardly Black,” Barris said during the comedy’s TCA panel on Tuesday. “I never in a million years imagined that it would become what it’s become. Our lives, and what we’ve done and how it’s allowed us all to grow into what it’s grown into.”
The comedy gave viewers an inside look into the comedic antics of the Johnson family, while also touching on larger,...
- 1/11/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Progress continues to be incremental in front of and behind television cameras in Hollywood. An October 2021 UCLA Television Diversity study examined 461 scripted television shows airing or streaming during the 2019-20 season. It revealed that only 32.1 percent of scripted broadcast network shows, 28.1 percent on cable TV, and 26.8 percent on streaming platforms, featured majority non-white casts. Each category saw an increase of roughly 2-3 percent over the previous season. In summary, despite popular claims of a “renaissance” for Bipoc creatives in Hollywood (especially for African Americans), there’s still much work to be done on the matter of inclusion in all job areas.
As their study states, the Bipoc group is not proportionately represented to their share of the U.S. population, even though audience interest in programming with talent that represents the nation’s diversity, continues to increase.
When Bipoc narratives are controlled by non-bipoc creatives, character story lines may lack authenticity,...
As their study states, the Bipoc group is not proportionately represented to their share of the U.S. population, even though audience interest in programming with talent that represents the nation’s diversity, continues to increase.
When Bipoc narratives are controlled by non-bipoc creatives, character story lines may lack authenticity,...
- 11/22/2021
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Michelle Obama is set to make her mark on ABC’s Black-ish as the former First Lady is set for a guest star spot when the comedy returns for its eighth and final season in 2022.
The series, created and executive produced by Kenya Barris, will continue to tell stories that shine a light on current events through the lens of the Johnson family, including the global pandemic, voting, systemic racism, and the movement for social justice and equality.
She is set to appear as herself, however details about when she will drop by the Johnson’s world have not been revealed.
Black-ish stars include Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Trace Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens,...
The series, created and executive produced by Kenya Barris, will continue to tell stories that shine a light on current events through the lens of the Johnson family, including the global pandemic, voting, systemic racism, and the movement for social justice and equality.
She is set to appear as herself, however details about when she will drop by the Johnson’s world have not been revealed.
Black-ish stars include Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Trace Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The voice cast of the animated movie “Sneaks” is shaping up, thanks to multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard.
Mustard, who serves as executive music producer on the family film, has enlisted his frequent collaborators and fellow chart-topping and award-winning musicians Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee to join Macy Gray and NBA superstar Chris Paul in the movie, produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne.
“Sneaks” centers around a pair of misplaced sneakers that are lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Ella Mai), an elegant stiletto (Macy Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Swae Lee), this ensemble cast of characters must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Laurence Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Roddy Ricch). Chris Paul will play a character based on himself — an NBA All-Star who hosts the...
Mustard, who serves as executive music producer on the family film, has enlisted his frequent collaborators and fellow chart-topping and award-winning musicians Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee to join Macy Gray and NBA superstar Chris Paul in the movie, produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne.
“Sneaks” centers around a pair of misplaced sneakers that are lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Ella Mai), an elegant stiletto (Macy Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Swae Lee), this ensemble cast of characters must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Laurence Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Roddy Ricch). Chris Paul will play a character based on himself — an NBA All-Star who hosts the...
- 10/28/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Grammy winners Roddy Ricch (“The Box”), Ella Mai (“Boo’d Up”) and Macy Gray (“I Try”) have signed on to star in the animated feature, Sneaks, with five-time nominee Swae Lee (“Sunflower”) and NBA superstar Chris Paul also joining the cast.
As previously announced, Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne will also lend his voice and produce, with multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard serving as the film’s executive music producer.
The feature from Lengi Studios and Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions centers on a pair of misplaced sneakers that end up lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Mai), an elegant stiletto (Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Lee), they must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Ricch).
Paul will play himself, hosting a Met...
As previously announced, Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne will also lend his voice and produce, with multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard serving as the film’s executive music producer.
The feature from Lengi Studios and Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions centers on a pair of misplaced sneakers that end up lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Mai), an elegant stiletto (Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Lee), they must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Ricch).
Paul will play himself, hosting a Met...
- 10/27/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Baratunde Thurston is adapting his memoir How To Be Black as an animated series for ABC.
The Disney-owned network is developing the project with Thurston, host of the How To Citizen podcast, and Black-ish showrunner Lilly writing and exec producing.
The project is also exec produced by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland via Cinema Gypsy Productions. 20th Television Animation is the studio.
Thurston’s memoir How to Be Black focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Lilly, who renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature earlier this year, is currently showrunning Black-ish, which is in its eighth and final season.
It marks a new move for ABC into the animated space; if the show is picked up, it would be the network’s first animated comedy series since The Goode Family in 2009.
Thurston is represented by Avalon Management, Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham,...
The Disney-owned network is developing the project with Thurston, host of the How To Citizen podcast, and Black-ish showrunner Lilly writing and exec producing.
The project is also exec produced by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland via Cinema Gypsy Productions. 20th Television Animation is the studio.
Thurston’s memoir How to Be Black focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Lilly, who renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature earlier this year, is currently showrunning Black-ish, which is in its eighth and final season.
It marks a new move for ABC into the animated space; if the show is picked up, it would be the network’s first animated comedy series since The Goode Family in 2009.
Thurston is represented by Avalon Management, Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Baratunde Thurston’s animated project “How to Be Black” has been put into development at ABC, hailing from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature. Thurston, author of the memoir of the same name and podcast host of “How to Citizen with Baratunde,” will write and executive produce alongside Courtney Lilly, producer and writer known for “Arrested Development” and “The Cleveland Show,” who recently renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature. The bestselling book “How to Be Black” focuses on the community and family that raised a young Thurston in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will also executive produce via Cinema Gypsy Productions, the production banner behind “Black-ish,” “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish.” The company, founded in 2000 with an eye toward developing projects that highlight cultural, racial and gender diversity issues in America, produced the hit podcast series, “Bronzeville,” as well as “Thurgood” (HBO), “Five Fingers” (Lionsgate), “Akeelah and the Bee...
Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will also executive produce via Cinema Gypsy Productions, the production banner behind “Black-ish,” “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish.” The company, founded in 2000 with an eye toward developing projects that highlight cultural, racial and gender diversity issues in America, produced the hit podcast series, “Bronzeville,” as well as “Thurgood” (HBO), “Five Fingers” (Lionsgate), “Akeelah and the Bee...
- 9/22/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has placed Baratunde Thurston’s animated project “How to Be Black” into development. The adaptation of Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same name will be produced by 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature.
Thurston and Courtney Lilly will write and executive produce the project. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will serve as executive producers via Cinema Gypsy Productions.
“How to Be Black” — both the book and the potential television series — focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Thurston is a TV host, author and the creator and host of podcast “How To Citizen with Baratunde.” He’s also a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. He is repped by Kara Baker at Avalon Management, Seth Horwitz at Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, UTA and ID.
Lilly, who this year renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature,...
Thurston and Courtney Lilly will write and executive produce the project. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland will serve as executive producers via Cinema Gypsy Productions.
“How to Be Black” — both the book and the potential television series — focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in 1980s Washington, D.C.
Thurston is a TV host, author and the creator and host of podcast “How To Citizen with Baratunde.” He’s also a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. He is repped by Kara Baker at Avalon Management, Seth Horwitz at Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, UTA and ID.
Lilly, who this year renewed his overall deal with ABC Signature,...
- 9/22/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Members of the Black-ish producing team have set up a new project at ABC — this one an animated show.
With the series entering its final season in 2022, showrunner Courtney Lilly and executive producers Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland are developing How to Be Black at the network. The project from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature is based on Baratunde Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same title.
Thurston and Lilly will write the script for How to Be Black, which focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in the Washington, D.C., of the 1980s. Should the show make ...
With the series entering its final season in 2022, showrunner Courtney Lilly and executive producers Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland are developing How to Be Black at the network. The project from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature is based on Baratunde Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same title.
Thurston and Lilly will write the script for How to Be Black, which focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in the Washington, D.C., of the 1980s. Should the show make ...
- 9/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Members of the Black-ish producing team have set up a new project at ABC — this one an animated show.
With the series entering its final season in 2022, showrunner Courtney Lilly and executive producers Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland are developing How to Be Black at the network. The project from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature is based on Baratunde Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same title.
Thurston and Lilly will write the script for How to Be Black, which focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in the Washington, D.C., of the 1980s. Should the show make ...
With the series entering its final season in 2022, showrunner Courtney Lilly and executive producers Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland are developing How to Be Black at the network. The project from 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature is based on Baratunde Thurston’s best-selling memoir of the same title.
Thurston and Lilly will write the script for How to Be Black, which focuses on the community and family that raised a young Baratunde in the Washington, D.C., of the 1980s. Should the show make ...
- 9/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
OWN announced Richard Roundtree and Terri J. Vaughn have joined the second season of romantic anthology drama, “Cherish The Day.”
Roundtree and Vaughn will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Roundtree is set to occur as Mandeville “Mv” St. James, a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, played by Joy Bryant. Vaughn will recur as Anastasia, Ellis’ (Henry Simmons) soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.
“Cherish The Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.
The first season of “Cherish The Day” starred Xosha Roquemmore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, and debuted in Feb. 2020. During its seven-week first season, the series ranked No. 1 in its time period across all cable networks with Black women, households and total viewers.
While being led by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish The Day” achieved full gender parity with...
Roundtree and Vaughn will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Roundtree is set to occur as Mandeville “Mv” St. James, a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, played by Joy Bryant. Vaughn will recur as Anastasia, Ellis’ (Henry Simmons) soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.
“Cherish The Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day.
The first season of “Cherish The Day” starred Xosha Roquemmore, Alano Miller and Cicely Tyson, and debuted in Feb. 2020. During its seven-week first season, the series ranked No. 1 in its time period across all cable networks with Black women, households and total viewers.
While being led by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish The Day” achieved full gender parity with...
- 8/5/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Colson Whitehead’s novel Sag Harbor is getting the small screen treatment.
Boat Rocker Studios has put in development Pulitzer Prize-winner Whitehead’s novel Sag Harbor as a television series at HBO Max. Daniel “Koa” Beaty is attached to write the pilot. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland’s Cinema Gypsy Productions is on board to executive produce.
“Colson is a once-in-a-generation author who has the unique ability to craft beautiful and authentic stories that captivate and transform readers and Sag Harbor is a true expression of that gift,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Vice-Chair, Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to be working with HBO Max, Cinema Gypsy, and Koa to bring this coming-of-age story to the screen.”
Set in 1985, Sag Harbor tells the story of Benji Cooper, one of the few Black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. Every summer, Benji escapes to the Hamptons,...
Boat Rocker Studios has put in development Pulitzer Prize-winner Whitehead’s novel Sag Harbor as a television series at HBO Max. Daniel “Koa” Beaty is attached to write the pilot. Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland’s Cinema Gypsy Productions is on board to executive produce.
“Colson is a once-in-a-generation author who has the unique ability to craft beautiful and authentic stories that captivate and transform readers and Sag Harbor is a true expression of that gift,” said Katie O’Connell Marsh, Vice-Chair, Boat Rocker Studios. “We’re thrilled to be working with HBO Max, Cinema Gypsy, and Koa to bring this coming-of-age story to the screen.”
Set in 1985, Sag Harbor tells the story of Benji Cooper, one of the few Black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. Every summer, Benji escapes to the Hamptons,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Daniella Perkins (Knight Squad) and newcomer Warren Egpyt Franklin (Hamilton) have joined the fourth season of Freeform’s Grown-ish in recurring roles.
In Season 4, it’s senior year and the finish line is in sight. Zoey Johnson, played by Yara Shahidi, returns to Cal U from her adventures on the road as a professional stylist. She and Aaron (Trevor Jackson) are finally in sync, romantically. But for the rest of the crew – just as it’s all coming together, it’s all coming apart at the seams. Friendships are tested, relationships get rocky and the stakes are higher than ever. Will Zoey find her flow and make it to graduation or will she get thrown off course?
Perkins will play Kiela, a freshman journalism student at Cal U and resident of Hawkins Hall who piques the interest of Doug.
Franklin will portray Des, a junior on the track team...
In Season 4, it’s senior year and the finish line is in sight. Zoey Johnson, played by Yara Shahidi, returns to Cal U from her adventures on the road as a professional stylist. She and Aaron (Trevor Jackson) are finally in sync, romantically. But for the rest of the crew – just as it’s all coming together, it’s all coming apart at the seams. Friendships are tested, relationships get rocky and the stakes are higher than ever. Will Zoey find her flow and make it to graduation or will she get thrown off course?
Perkins will play Kiela, a freshman journalism student at Cal U and resident of Hawkins Hall who piques the interest of Doug.
Franklin will portray Des, a junior on the track team...
- 7/19/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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