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Black-ish creator Kenya Barris says he left Netflix because it 'became CBS'
The producer walked away from his $100 million deal with the streamer, claiming it wants "down-the-middle” shows.
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‘Black-ish’ Team Talks ‘Old-ish’ Spinoff, Election Special, Having Their Voices Heard at ABC
Kenya Barris has a lot on his plate already with three comedies in the "ish" universe already airing, as well as BlackAF on Netflix (not to mention his overall deal to create new content with the streamer in general) -- so what made him want to deliver a fourth "ish" series in "Old-ish," starring "Black-ish's" […]
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'Black-ish' creator discusses shelved episode: 'It was the most blatantly partisan episode of Black-ish'
Kenya Barris explained why the controversial episode was pulled by ABC two years ago.
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‘Black-ish’ Episode ‘Please, Baby, Please’ Released on Hulu After Being Shelved by ABC
The "Please, Baby, Please" episode of "Black-ish," which was controversially shelved before airing by ABC due to its political content back in 2018, will finally make it to air on Hulu. "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris shared the news in a statement Monday. “We were one year post-election and coming to the end of a year […]
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#blackAF Renewed for Season 2
Netflix plans to stay in the Kenya Barris business: The streamer has renewed Barris' comedy blackAF for a second season. blackAF — which dropped its eight-episode first season on April 17 — stars Barris as a fictionalized version of himself, while Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) co-stars as his wife, Joya. The series pulls back the […]
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Netflix Renews Kenya Barris’ ‘#blackAF’ For Season 2
Kenya Barris’ blackAF is returning for a second season at Netflix. The Black-ish creator will once again play an exaggerated version of himself, with Rashida Jones as his wife Joya, in the comedy. Barris is a busy fella; the renewal comes days after Deadline revealed that he was teaming up with Happy singer Pharrell Williams […]
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Kenya Barris wanted '#blackAF' to make noise. So he cast himself as the butt of the joke
In Netflix sitcom "blackAF," 'black-ish' creator Kenya Barris moves in front of the camera to star as a successful TV writer living the high life.
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