Finding Happy

*This article or section reveals details from the first season of* ****Finding Happy**** *Read at your own discretion...*

## Information

### Starring

* Angela Gibbs
* B. Simone
* Markētta Patrice
* Kim Coles

### Creator

* Kendra Jo
* Yasmine Coleman
* Angela Wells

## Production

### Executive producers

* Kendra Jo
* Yasmine Coleman
* Angela Wells
* Reesha L. Archibald
* Cedric the Entertainer
* Eric C. Rhone

## Release

### Release date

September 24, 2022

***Finding Happy*** is an upcoming American dramedy created by Kendra Jo, Yasmine Coleman and Angela Wells for Bounce. The series is executive produced by Jo, Coleman, Wells and Reesha L. Archibald. Cedric the Entertainer and Eric C. Rhone will executive produce through their Bird and a Bear Productions company. The ten-episode first season is scheduled to air with a double-episode premiere on September 24, 2022 on Bounce.

## Premise

*Finding Happy follows Yaz Carter, a single woman working in the Atlanta radio industry. Yaz feels stagnant in her life, and on her 36th birthday, she makes a decision to create change in her life and find her own happiness. That results in significant shakeups in her family relationships, her career and her dating life.*

## Cast

### Main Cast

* B. Simone as Yaz Carter, a single woman working in the Atlanta radio industry.
* Markētta Patrice as Jamila Garrett
* Angela Gibbs as Marilyn Carter
* Kim Coles as Jo Garrett
* Stevie Baggs as a to-be-announced character.
* Mike Merrill as a to-be-announced character.

## Production notes

### Development

On May 5, 2022, it was announced that Cedric the Entertainer was behind “Finding Happy,” an upcoming dramedy series set to premiere later this year on Bounce. It was also announced that the series was created by Kendra Jo, Yasmine Coleman and Angela Wells and stars comedian and actor B. Simone as Yaz Carter, a single woman working in the Atlanta radio industry. Yaz feels stagnant in her life, an on her 36th birthday, she makes a decision to create change in her life and find her own happiness. That results in significant shakeups in her family relationships, her career and her dating life. Jo serves as the showrunner of the series. Cedric the Entertainer will executive produce “Finding Happy” with Eric C. Rhone through their Bird and a Bear Productions company. Jo, Coleman, Wells and Reesha L. Archibald also executive produce. Rhone and Cedric previously the two executive produced “Johnson,” a Bounce TV original series set in Atlanta about a group of five life-long best friends who all share the same last name.

### Filming

Filming for the series began on March 18, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.

### Casting

On May 5, 2022, alongside the announcement of the series, it was announced that B. Simone would star in the series, with an ensemble cast that includes Kim Coles, Angela Gibbs, Markētta Patrice, Stevie Baggs and Mike Merrill.

## Broadcast

*Finding Happy* is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 8 p.m. on Bounce with a double-episode premiere.

## Trivia

* The series was announced on May 5, 2022.

## Gallery

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional
* Character portraits

B. Simone as Yaz CarterMarkētta Patrice as Jamila GarrettAngela Gibbs as Marilyn CarterKim Coles as Jo Garrett
### Videos

-FindingHappy Premieres This Fall on Bounce
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FINDING HAPPY - UPCOMING
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Cedric the Entertainer to Produce New Series ‘Finding Happy’ for Bounce TV (EXCLUSIVE)
3. ↑ Finding Happy (Series)