Black-ish

Black-ish TV Show

Black-ish

Genre: Sitcom

Created by: Kenya Barris

Starring:

Anthony Anderson

Tracee Ellis Ross

Yara Shahidi

Marcus Scribner

Miles Brown

Marsai Martin

Laurence Fishburne

Country of origin:  United States

Original language(s): English

Production

Executive producer(s):

Anthony Anderson

Brian Dobbins

Helen Sugland

Kenya Barris

Larry Wilmore

Paul Young

Laurence Fishburne

Peter Principato

Tom Russo

Camera setup: Single-camera

Running time: 21–22 minutes

Production company(s):

ABC Studios

Cinema Gypsy Productions

Principato-Young Entertainment

Broadcast

Original channel: ABC

Picture format: 720p (16:9 HDTV)

Black-ish is an upcoming American comedy series starring Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Laurence Fishburne, that is expected to debut on ABC during the 2014–15 television season. The single-camera comedy centers on a middle-class African-American family. The series is scheduled to air on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m., starting September 24, 2014.

Cast and characters

Anthony Anderson as Andre 'Dre' Johnson

Tracee 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

Development and production

Black-ish first appeared on the development slate at ABC in October 2013, when it was reported that the project, which would star Anthony Anderson, had received a script commitment. On January 16, 2014, ABC greenlighted the pilot episode. Two weeks later, Larry Wilmore joined the show as showrunner. In mid-February, Laurence Fishburne was cast as the father of Anderson's character, and Tracee Ellis Ross signed on as the female lead.

On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series for the 2014–15 television season. A few days later, Anderson announced that Larry Wilmore would be stepping down as showrunner early in the show's run due to his forthcoming late night show, The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore.