‘Grown-ish‘ is going to stop growing, as star Yara Shahidi releases a video announcing the comedy will end with the upcoming 6th Season.
A spin-off from the hugely popular ‘Black-ish’, the series began by following Zoey Johnson (Shahidi) as she headed to college and began her journey to adulthood. We continue to follow Zoey as she headed off to start her career as a fashion designer, but the latest 5th Season also follows Andre Johnson Jr., aka Junior, (Marcus Scribner) as he finishes his first year at Cal U, transitioning from Zoey’s little brother to big man on campus.
“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,” commented series creator Kenya Barris in a statement. “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 honour. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and, most importantly, the memories made, I could not be more proud of everything we’ve accomplished and the -ish family I’ve been a part of.”
As Shahidi comments in the video above, the final season includes the series’ milestone 100th episode, and will be split into two parts. Part 6A will air this summer in the USA (and hopefully won’t be too far behind in the UK), and 6B will air in 2024.
Alongside Shahidi and Scribner, the comedy stars Trevor Jackson as Aaron Jackson, Diggy Simmons as Doug Edwards, and Daniella Perkins as Kiela Hall. Some of the guest stars this season include Lil Yachty and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals.
Kenya Barris, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok serve as executive producers on the show, with Doyle serving as showrunner for Season 6. The series is produced by ABC Signature.
‘Grown-ish‘ Seasons 1-5 can be found on Disney+ in the UK and on Hulu in the USA. Season 6A will begin airing in Summer 2023 in the USA on Freeform, and will land at some point after that on Disney+ UK. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
