It was good news today in the world of Black-ish. The critically-acclaimed ABC sitcom has been picked up for a sixth season and a spin-off of the series called Mixed-ish has also been ordered by the network.
Mixed-ish is a spinoff about Rainbow Johnson’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s. ABC had intended to air a “Becoming Bow” episode of black-ish on May 7, which could have become a backdoor pilot for a potential prequel series. With the mixed-ish series order, that episode will now be held for next season, ABC says. Bless This Mess, “The Predators” episode will now air in the 9-9:30 PM time slot that night. The series stars Arica Himmel as young Bow Johnson, Tika Sumpter as Alicia Johnson, Christina Anthony as Denise, Mykal-Michelle Harris as Santamonica Johnson and Ethan Childress as Johan Johnson.
The renewal of Black-ish was always going to happen. It’s one of the most critically-acclaimed comedies on the network and is a huge fan favorite. The series stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens and Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy.
Mixed-ish is the second black-ish spinoff. It joins the successful grown-ish, on
Freeform, which originated as a backdoor pilot episode of the mothership series featuring Yara Shahidi’s character, Zoey Johnson, as she goes to college. Grown-ish, which received an early Season 3 renewal, returns for the second half of Season 2 this summer on Freeform.
