Freeform has introduced that creator and govt producer Kenya Barris‘ teen comedy-drama grown-ish will formally be concluding its run after its upcoming sixth season, which will probably be divided into two components. The primary half of the ultimate season is slated to air this summer time, whereas its second half will debut someday in 2024. This announcement comes after practically a 12 months since its flagship sequence black-ish had wrapped up after eight seasons on ABC.
“We’ve spent practically a decade telling our tales by the -ish sequence and to say it has been an incredible journey could be an understatement,” Barris mentioned in an announcement. “To have the ability to watch Yara, Marcus and our total grown-ish household develop up in entrance of (and in some ways alongside) us over these previous a number of years has been each a pleasure and an honor. From the tales we’ve advised to the expertise we’ve fostered and, most significantly, the recollections made, I couldn’t be extra happy with all the pieces we’ve achieved and the -ish household I’ve been part of.”
Grown-ish is a half-hour comedy tackling present social points and complexities going through each college students and directors. The sequence presently stars Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, Marcus Scribner, and Daniella Perkins.
It follows Dre and Bow Johnson’s eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi), as she tries to navigate the ins and outs of school life at Cal U. Given the protagonist’s youthful age, the present permits itself to have a look at modern social and political points by a younger, idealistic lens.
Grown-ish is produced by ABC Signature Studios and is govt produced by Kenya Barris, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Julie Bean.
