Grown-ish

***Grown-ish*** (stylized as ***Grown·ish***) is an upcoming American sitcom series and a spin-off of *Black-ish*. The show, created and produced by Kenya Barris, starring Yara Shahidi, is a single-camera comedy that follows the Johnsons' eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) as she heads off to college and begins her journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.

It is produced by Khalabo Ink Society, Wilmore Films, Cinema Gypsy Productions and Principato-Young Entertainment, with creator Kenya Barris, who also served as executive producer alongside Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, Jonathon Groff and Helen Sugland. The series is set to premiere on January 3, 2018 on Freeform.

## Cast

### Main

* Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson: An attractive, popular, entitled, stylish, and socially active member of the Johnson family.
* Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy
* Trevor Jackson as Aaron (Grown-ish) {{SE
* Chris Parnell as Dean Parker
* Emily Arlook as Nomi Segal
* Francia Raisa as Ana
* Jordan Buhat as Vivek
* Luka Sabbat as Luka

### Recurring

* Chloe x Halle as Sky (College-ish)
* Chloe x Halle as Jazz (College-ish)

### Notable guests

* Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr.
* Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson

## Crew

"**Crew**" are the people who take the footage, do lighting, lead A/V staff, edit the footage, produce the show, or do anything behind the scenes in a production.

* **Anthony Anderson** (Executive Producer)
* **Brian Dobbins** (Executive Producer)
* **Jonathon Groff** (Executive Producer)
* **Helen Sugland** (Executive Producer)

## Production

### Development and casting

"Liberal Arts", the 23rd episode of season 3 of *Black-ish,* functioned as a backdoor pilot for this spin-off, featuring Yara Shahidi's character, Zoey Johnson, as she goes to college. Shahidi will star in the proposed series, with Chris Parnell, Mallory Sparks, Matt Walsh, and Trevor Jackson guest starring in the backdoor pilot, with them now regulars with the spin-off being picked up.

The series was later titled *College-ish* and then changed to *Grown-ish*, with Parnell and Jackson reprising their roles from the backdoor pilot, and Emily Arlook replacing Mallory Sparks in the role of Miriam. In August 2017, Francia Raisa joined the cast as Ana along with Jordan Buhat as Vivek. Music duo Chloe and Halle would also recur as twin sisters Sky and Jazz.

On May 19, 2017, Freeform officially ordered 13 episodes of spinoff under the title *Grown-ish*.

## Episodes

*To see Season 1 episodes, go to Grown-ish/Season One*
## References

1. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/01/black-ish-spinoff-yara-shahidi-star-abc-1201890211, http://deadline.com/2017/04/chris-parnell-star-black-ish-spinoff-matt-walsh-trevor-jackson-abc-1202063603/, http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20170417abc10/
2. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/grown-ish-casts-chris-parnell-trevor-jackson-emily-arlook-1026234
3. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/30/grownish-blackish-spinoff-new-cast-members/
4. ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/05/black-ish-spinoff-college-ish-yara-shahidi-series-order-freeform-kenya-barris-1202098461/, http://freeform.go.com/news/freeform-gets-grown-with-grown-ish-formerly-college-ish.html