Huge US TV show cancelled after six series – and fans will be devastated
A HUGE US TV show has been cancelled after six series – no doubt leaving fans devastated at the news.
The Disney+ spin-off show will come to an end after its upcoming Season 6, despite calls for more from viewers.
Grown-ish, which follows Black-ish’s Zoey Johnson’s life in college and journey into adulthood, has been axed ahead of a seventh series.
The short-episodes, which were first released in 2018 to the streaming service, star Yara Shahidi as teenage protagonist Zoey.
The programme hones further in on her life in Black-ish, focusing on the current issues faced by students and administrators in education.
However, while the sixth series of Grown-ish will air soon, it has now been confirmed that will be all from the show.
The final season is set to air its first half this summer, with the second half of the finale following up later in 2024.
In an emotional message posted on YouTube, Yara shared the news.
“Don’t be sad, because we’re going to do it up big,” she encouraged. “We have so much to celebrate this season, including hitting our hundredth episode.”
Fans flooded the comments section of the video, writing: “WOW! Sad to see Grown-ish go,” while another chimed in: “I’m not ready to say goodbye to my favourite show.”
A third reflected: “I’m sad, but I’m glad. I can’t wait for season finale. It was amazing, it was so emotional. I’m sad to see it end.”
Series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris told Variety: “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.
“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 honour.
“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.”
Black-ish came to an end last year, after the release of its final eighth hit season – much to the disappointment of fans.
While the other spin-off show Mixed-ish ran for two seasons between 2019 and 2021, a third spin-off, Old-ish, did not make it to screens.
Originally airing in 2014, Black-ish was a major hit for US broadcaster ABC, earning a network Peabody Award and Emmy Award.
The Kenya Barris comedy is an American sitcom television series, following the life of an upper-class African-American family.
Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson and Rainbow Johnson lead the family, with the show focusing in out their personal and political concerns.