Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, and Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will join the Johnson family in Black-ish‘s partially animated and election themed special next month.
Abrams, and Desus and Mero will lend their voices to the special, directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry, which will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election.
In the episode, which is the second of two new episodes scheduled to air back-to-back on October 4, Dre (Anthony Anderson) begins to explore local politics and, at one point, seeks some advice from Abrams. Later, he joins Desus Nice and The Kid Mero on their late night talk show Desus & Mero for a sit-down interview with some hard-hitting questions for the aspiring candidate.
Written by Eric Horsted, the live action ‘Election Special Pt. 1’ will see Marcus Scribner’s Junior pumped about finally being able to vote,...
Abrams, and Desus and Mero will lend their voices to the special, directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry, which will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election.
In the episode, which is the second of two new episodes scheduled to air back-to-back on October 4, Dre (Anthony Anderson) begins to explore local politics and, at one point, seeks some advice from Abrams. Later, he joins Desus Nice and The Kid Mero on their late night talk show Desus & Mero for a sit-down interview with some hard-hitting questions for the aspiring candidate.
Written by Eric Horsted, the live action ‘Election Special Pt. 1’ will see Marcus Scribner’s Junior pumped about finally being able to vote,...
- 9/25/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with character poster, 11:32 Am: ABC has released character posters for its upcoming partially animated episode of Black-ish. Here’s how the gang looks when tooned up:
Previous Sept 1 Exclusive: Black-ish is taking it to the ballot box in a partially animated and election themed special to air early next month.
Directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry, the back-to-back episodes will be broadcast on October 4 on ABC. The only caveat in that plan is if the Orlando bubbled NBA Finals are forced to shift their schedule, which would obviously have a significant ripple effect over the entire ABC programming chart.
Also, ‘Election Special Pt. 1’ and the animated ‘Election Special Pt. 2’ are not the Season 7 premiere of the Kenya Barris created comedy.
Having been enshrined on Wednesdays in the Disney-owned net’s fall schedule back in late June, black-ish’s debut date will be revealed in the next week...
Previous Sept 1 Exclusive: Black-ish is taking it to the ballot box in a partially animated and election themed special to air early next month.
Directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry, the back-to-back episodes will be broadcast on October 4 on ABC. The only caveat in that plan is if the Orlando bubbled NBA Finals are forced to shift their schedule, which would obviously have a significant ripple effect over the entire ABC programming chart.
Also, ‘Election Special Pt. 1’ and the animated ‘Election Special Pt. 2’ are not the Season 7 premiere of the Kenya Barris created comedy.
Having been enshrined on Wednesdays in the Disney-owned net’s fall schedule back in late June, black-ish’s debut date will be revealed in the next week...
- 9/16/2020
- by Dominic Patten and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Black-ish is heading into its seventh season on ABC.
But, before we get to that, the beloved comedy series will air a one-hour, election-themed special, on Sunday, October 4 at 10/9c.
The two back-to-back episodes, which will air ahead of the official season seven premiere, will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election, with Junior (Marcus Scribner) embarking on his journey as a first-time voter and Dre (Anthony Anderson) launching an exploration into local politics.
The special will be presented in part as an animated episode with Oscar® winner Matthew A. Cherry (“Hair Love”) set to direct.
While no details about when the seventh season will premiere have been revealed, a premiere date should be revealed in the coming weeks as shows start to return to production.
ABC also notes that airdate and timing of the special are subject to the change due to the NBA Finals schedule.
In “Election Special Pt.
But, before we get to that, the beloved comedy series will air a one-hour, election-themed special, on Sunday, October 4 at 10/9c.
The two back-to-back episodes, which will air ahead of the official season seven premiere, will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election, with Junior (Marcus Scribner) embarking on his journey as a first-time voter and Dre (Anthony Anderson) launching an exploration into local politics.
The special will be presented in part as an animated episode with Oscar® winner Matthew A. Cherry (“Hair Love”) set to direct.
While no details about when the seventh season will premiere have been revealed, a premiere date should be revealed in the coming weeks as shows start to return to production.
ABC also notes that airdate and timing of the special are subject to the change due to the NBA Finals schedule.
In “Election Special Pt.
- 9/2/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
ABC is set to air an election-themed episode of “Black-ish” as a two-part, partially animated special next month, the network announced Tuesday.
The hour-long standalone episode will air Sunday, Oct. 4. Director Matthew A. Cherry, whose film “Hair Love” won the Oscar for best animated short in 2019, will direct both parts.
The special will air ahead of “Black-ish” Season 7, which was moved up from midseason by ABC in the wake of the renewed Black Lives Matter protests earlier this summer. The two episodes will not serve as the season premiere, which has not yet been given an official premiere date by ABC.
Read the full episode descriptions below:
In “Election Special Pt. 1,” (10:00-10:30 p.m. Edt), Junior is excited for his first time voting but discovers he has been purged from the voter polls so he does a deep dive into why – trying to understand the systems in place for voter registration.
The hour-long standalone episode will air Sunday, Oct. 4. Director Matthew A. Cherry, whose film “Hair Love” won the Oscar for best animated short in 2019, will direct both parts.
The special will air ahead of “Black-ish” Season 7, which was moved up from midseason by ABC in the wake of the renewed Black Lives Matter protests earlier this summer. The two episodes will not serve as the season premiere, which has not yet been given an official premiere date by ABC.
Read the full episode descriptions below:
In “Election Special Pt. 1,” (10:00-10:30 p.m. Edt), Junior is excited for his first time voting but discovers he has been purged from the voter polls so he does a deep dive into why – trying to understand the systems in place for voter registration.
- 9/1/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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