The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

## Watch on Disney+

***The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder*** is an series on Disney+.

## Premise

The series follows the story of Penny Proud, a 14-year-old girl and her family, as they navigate their lives in the 2020s. Trudy, Penny's mom, has new career highs, Oscar, Penny's dad, has wild dreams, and Penny faces a myriad of challenges while her Sugar Mama returns, as does Michael, Dijonay, Zoey, and LaCienega. New kids Maya and KG, who are raised by two dads, try to adapt to life in Smithville.

## Cast

### Main

* Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud
* Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones
* Bresha Webb as CeCe Proud
* Dodson as BeBe Proud
* Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama
* Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud
* Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud
* Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey Howzer
* Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez
* Raquel Lee as The Gross Sisters

### Supporting

* Zachary Quinto as Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins
* Billy Porter as Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins
* Keke Palmer as Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins
* EJ Johnson as Michael Collins
* Asante Blackk as Kareem
* Artist "A Boogie" Dubose as Francis "KG" Leibowitz-Jenkins
* Cedric the Entertainer as Bobby Proud
* Aries Spears as Wizard Kelly
* Carlos Mencia as Felix Boulevardez
* Maria Canals-Barrera as Sunset Boulevardez
* Alvaro Gutierrez as Papi Boulevardez
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Payne
* Cree Summer as Peabo

### Guest stars

* Lizzo
* Lil Nas X
* Chance the Rapper
* Normani
* Leslie Odom Jr.
* Tiffany Haddish
* Lena Waithe
* Anthony Anderson
* Gabrielle Union
* Debbie Allen
* James Pickens Jr.
* Courtney B. Vance
* Jane Lynch
* Marsai Martin
* Jaden Smith
* Glynn Turman
* Lamorne Morris
* Brenda Song
* Tina Knowles
* Eva Longoria
* Holly Robinson Peete
* Al Roker
* Bretman Rock
* Gabby Douglas
* Laurie Hernandez
* Dominique Dawes
* Daniel "Desus Nice" Baker
* D.C. Young Fly
* Kid Capri
* Art Evans
* Arturo Castro
* Ashton Sanders
* Dominique Fishback
* Jeremy O. Harris
* Karrie Martin
* Logan Browning
* Princess Nokia

## Production

On February 27, 2020, the show was announced to be receiving a revival for a third season on Disney+ as *The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder*. The original cast will reprise their roles, and Keke Palmer will voice a new character introduced to the series named Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, who is a 14-year-old activist. Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter will also voice her adoptive parents, Barry and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, and EJ Johnson will replace Phil LaMarr as Michael Collins. Wild Brain said in July 2021 that they will be engaging in animation services for the series, while it will be animated by Disney Television Animation. The executive producers of the series, Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar, said that the "show never really went away" and called it the "perfect time to bring back this show." ScreenRant argued that the revival will break down barriers through inclusion of multicultural families and characters belonging to the LGBTQ+ community while BuzzFeed said the show will have a "much queerer cast of characters."

On January 14, 2022, it was announced the series is scheduled to be released February 23, 2022.

Before the show's premiere, Farquhar said that a lot has changed since original show premiered, and said the show will take on more topical topics rather than using "coded language" like in the original show. He also said that introduction of LGBTQ+ characters is the "biggest change," people can expect to the show.

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