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‘Grown-ish’ to End After Forthcoming Season 6

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Freeform’s hit series Grown-ish will wrap up with the forthcoming season 6.

According to Variety, the series will end in two parts: a summer 2023 half-season and a second one in 2024. The series’ closing season will also have the 100th episode.

“We’ve spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement,” said series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris to Variety. “To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire ‘grown-ish’ family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we’ve told to the talent we’ve fostered and, most importantly, the memories made, I could not be more proud of everything we’ve accomplished and the -ish family I’ve been a part of.”

Grown-ish would wrap up a franchise of comedies from Barris, which included the original Black-ish and another spin-off in Mixed-ish.

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Ryan Destiny To Join Yara Shahidi in Next Season of ‘Grown-ish’

According to the grown-ish Instagram, Ryan Destiny will be joining season four of the hit Freeform show.  Destiny will be playing Jillian, a former student from a historically black college and university.  She is transferring to Cal U to study filmmaking.

On the thread the show’s star, Yara Shahidi, stated that she could not wait to start filming, while Destiny revealed that she was about to live out her HBCU dreams.

After filming three seasons of STAR on Fox, with its storyline based in Atlanta (the Mecca of all HBCUs), she is sure to have the swag down packed.  Since its canceling, this seems like a perfect fit for the beautiful Destiny.

 

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#NotMyAriel Trends After Disney Announces Halle Bailey Was Casted as Lead for Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’

Halle Bailey’s landed the lead role in Disney’s The Little Mermaid live-action film, and the announcement was met with racist backlash.

The 19-year-old singer currently stars in ABC’s Grown-ish alongside her sister, Chloe.

“In case you needed a reminder… Halles get it DONE,” wrote Halle’s Twitter account. “Congratulations @chloexhalle on this amazing opportunity, we can’t wait to see what you do!”

“Dream come true,” was also posted from the duo’s account alongside a picture of Halle as a Black Ariel.

While the groundbreaking announcement was met with tons of congratulatory messages from Disney fans, including Zendaya, it ruffled a few feathers. Social media users began arguing that the mermaid should have her signature red hair and white skin like the original film.

The hashtag #NotMyAriel was the number one trending topic on the 4th of July while half of the users fought against Bailey’s casting, and the other half was dragging the hashtag.

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Jordyn Woods to Make Acting Debut in ‘Grown-ish’

Jordyn Woods continues to secure bags despite her drama with the Kardashian/Jenner clan.

PEOPLE reports that Woods is set to appear on the second season of Grown-ish as a student named Dee, a “sweet soul with a soft-spoken and sincere vulnerability.”

Jordyn Woods is no stranger to the small screen. Her father, John Woods, was a television sound engineer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Which is how she’s connected to The Smith family.

Season 2 of the Free Form series will follow Yara Shahidi’s character, Zoey Johnson, as she navigates through her sophomore year of college without the financial assistance of her father, Anthony Anderson, as a result of her cheating on her final exam. On the other hand, Zoey finds out that her best friend/roommate has been hooking up with her ex-boyfriend behind her back.

The season will explore topics such as academic scandal, culture appropriation, and mental health.

Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat, Deon Cole, and Diggy Simmons are also returning for season 2

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Look: Nas Celebrates GROWN-ISH Star Yara Shahidi’s 19th B-Day

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New York rapper Nas is taking time out of his life to celebrate his celebrity cousin Yara Shahidi getting another year under her belt. God’s Son went to social media this weekend to acknowledge the “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish” TV star’s birthday.

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