black-ish: Story, Cast and Series Facts

black-ish (2014): Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Andre 'Dre' Johnson has a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids, and a colonial home in the 'burbs. But has success brought too much assimilation for this black family? With a little help from his dad, Dre sets out to establish a sense of cultural identity for his family that honors their past while embracing the future.

Series details

Title: black-ish
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Comedy, Family
Premiere date: 2014-09-24
Final broadcast date listed: 2022-04-19
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
TVMaze ID: 57

Cast and credited roles

Anthony Anderson — Andre "Dre" Johnson
Marcus Scribner — Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr.
Marsai Martin — Diane Johnson
Miles Brown — Jack Johnson
Tracee Ellis Ross — Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson
Peter MacKenzie — Leslie Stevens
Jenifer Lewis — Ruby Johnson
Jeff Meacham — Josh Oppenhol
Deon Cole — Charlie Telphy
Yara Shahidi — Zoey Johnson
Katlyn Nichol — Olivia Lockhart

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2014-09-24; final listed air date 2015-05-20; episode order: 24.
Season 2: premiered 2015-09-23; final listed air date 2016-05-18; episode order: 24.
Season 3: premiered 2016-09-21; final listed air date 2017-05-10; episode order: 24.
Season 4: premiered 2017-10-03; final listed air date 2018-05-15; episode order: 23.
Season 5: premiered 2018-10-16; final listed air date 2019-05-21; episode order: 23.
Season 6: premiered 2019-09-24; final listed air date 2020-05-05; episode order: 23.
Season 7: premiered 2020-10-04; final listed air date 2021-05-18.
Season 8: premiered 2022-01-04; final listed air date 2022-04-19; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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