Michelle Obama to Guest-Star on BLACK-ISH Season Eight Premiere
by Michael Major - Dec 14, 2021
In 'That's What Friends Are For', the season premiere, Dre attends a fundraising event for When We All Vote. Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other than Michelle Obama. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house.
VIDEO: ABC Releases Trailer for BLACK-ISH Final Season
by Michael Major - Nov 1, 2021
The series stars 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, and Jenifer Lewis as Ruby. Watch the final trailer now!
ABC Announces 2020-2021 Slate, Featuring New Shows BIG SKY and CALL YOUR MOTHER
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2020
Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020-2021 programming slate, which includes renewals for 19 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots
Jeff Meacham To Be Series Regular In Sixth Season of BLACK-ISH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 21, 2019
Deadline reports that Jeff Meacham, who has recurred on 'black-ish' since season one, will be upped to series regular for the show's sixth season. Meacham plays Josh, Dre's (Anthony Anderson) nonsensical co-worker.
BLACK-ISH Renewed for Season Six, New Prequel Series MIXED-ISH Ordered
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 3, 2019
The Johnsons will be back for Season 6 of “black-ish,” as The ABC Television Network announced it is picking up the acclaimed comedy for the 2019-2020 season. In addition, ABC will expand the award-winning “black-ish” franchise even further, with the network giving an early series order to “mixed-ish,” a spinoff about Rainbow Johnson's experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s.
BLACK-ISH Casts Bow-Centric Potential Spinoff Episode
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 18, 2019
Deadline reports Anders Holm, Tika Sumpter, and Arica Himmel will lead Black-ish's upcoming Bow-centric episodes, which features flashbacks of Tracee Ellis Ross' Rainbow. Gary Cole, Ethan William Childress, Mykal-Michelle Harris and Second City Chicago alum Christina Anthony have joined the potential spinoff series set in the 80s and 90s.
BLACK-ISH Teams Up with The Shoe Surgeon to Customize Five Pairs of Sneakers to Celebrate Its National Syndication Launch
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 14, 2018
The critically acclaimed hit family comedy series “black-ish” announced today that it has teamed up with prolific designer and influencer Dominic Ciambrone, also known as The Shoe Surgeon, to customize five pairs of “black-ish” branded sneakers. Playing off of Johnson family patriarch Dre's fondness for Nikes, the five unique pairs of sneakers were exclusively designed and constructed by The Shoe Surgeon to celebrate the launch of “black-ish” in national syndication five nights a week, beginning Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. All five pairs will be included in a prize package posted on Omaze, an online fundraising platform, with proceeds benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Photo Flash: See the Cast of BLACKISH Celebrate 100 Episodes
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 24, 2018
The cast and executive producers of ABC's critically acclaimed comedy series 'black-ish' were joined on set today, Thursday, August 23, by Channing Dungey (president, ABC Entertainment) and Patrick Moran (president, ABC Studios), as they celebrated the show's incredible milestone at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
New Scripted Soap Opera Podcast GOSSIP is Out Today From Stitcher/Midroll
by Macon Prickett - Jun 14, 2018
New York Times bestselling author Allison Raskin's new scripted podcast, Gossip, is out today from Stitcher/Midroll and is available on Apple Podcasts and other podcatchers. Gossip centers on three unlikely female friends: Valerie (Victoria Rowell), Mia (Amanda Perez), and Bethany (Allison Raskin). Each week, they meet at the Golden Cup Coffee Corner to drink coffee and share the latest gossip floating around their not-so-traditional suburban town, Golden Acres. When the juicy stories involve infidelity, secret pasts, and murder, does it even matter if the rumors are true? Each episode will also feature an accompanying comic from New Yorker artists such as Amy Kurzweil, Sofia Warren, Hilary Campbell, and more.
ABC's Hit Comedy BLACK-ISH to Film at Walt Disney World Florida
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 5, 2016
ABC's critically acclaimed hit series BLACK-ISH will film on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. In the season three premiere episode, titled “VIP,” Dre decides to take his entire family on the magical, first-class vacation experience he was never able to have as a kid.
JAG's David James Elliot Joins TRUMBO Film as John Wayne
by Movies News Desk - Aug 13, 2014
According to The Hollywood Reporter, David James Elliott is set to take on the role of John Wayne in the upcoming indie biopic TRUMBO, helmed by Jay Roach. Peter Mackenzie is also boarding the pic.