CBS’ ‘The Neighborhood’ shines light on a taboo narrative

Starring Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs and Cedric the Entertainer, ‘The Neighborhood’ brings out the comedy in what otherwise is a very sensitive topic.
PUBLISHED SEP 18, 2018

With one of the best casts in the fall television lineup, ‘The Neighborhood’ is likely to be a hit. Starring Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold, ‘The Neighborhood’ is as funny as it is daring.

The series is loosely based on creator Jim Reynolds experience moving to Pasadena with his family in a predominantly African America neighborhood. ‘The Neighborhood’ follows Dave Johnson (Greenfield), his wife Gemma (Behrs) and their son after they move from Michigan to Southern California. Their African American neighbors Calvin Butler (played by Cedric), his wife Tina Butler (played by Tichina Arnold) and their two adult sons Malcolm and Marty (played by Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears, respectively) aren’t necessarily thrilled about their arrival.

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