‘Good Times’ Voice Cast Revealed for Seth MacFarlane-Norman Lear Animated Series

Netflix’s animated Good Times update from Seth MacFarlane and the late and great Norman Lear is moving full steam ahead.

The streamer has tapped J.B. Smoove, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jay Pharoah to lead the voice cast of the animated and adult-leaning series. Additionally, Ranada Shepard (Family Affair, Lizzie McGuire) has signed on to serve as showrunner, replacing Carl Jones (The Boondocks) in the role.

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The animated series follows the Evans family in the present day as they navigate today’s world and contemporary social issues. As the original did, the new show will strive to remind viewers that with the love of family, everyone can keep their heads above water.

Smoove and Brown will play the show’s central couple, Reggie and Beverly, with Pharoah taking on the role of one of their sons, Junior.

The original series starred Esther Rolle and John Amos as Florida and James Evans, with Ralph Carter, Bern Nadette Stanis and Jimmie Walker playing their children.

Netflix ordered 10 episodes of the series in September 2020. The new showrunner was quietly brought on last year. Exec producers include the late Lear and Brent Miller of Act III Productions, MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door banner’s Erica Huggins, as well as Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media. Sony Pictures Television, where Lear’s production company remains based with an overall deal, is the studio.

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