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'Mixed-ish': Release date, plot, cast, trailer, news and everything you need to know about ABC's new 'Black-ish' spinoff

ABC has now announced the new prequel spinoff to 'Black-ish' called 'Mixed-ish', based on Tracee Ellis Ross' character Rainbow Johnson and here is everything you need to know about it
PUBLISHED MAY 3, 2019

With ABC's crowd favorite 'Black-ish' getting renewed for season 6, the network has now announced a new prequel spinoff called 'Mixed-ish'. The sitcom finds Bow (played by Arica Himmel) recounting her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves. Peter Saji and Kenya Barris are writers and executive producers along with Tracee Ellis Ross, Randall Winston, Artists First (Brian Dobbins), Cinema Gypsy (Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland) and Anthony Anderson. This series is produced by ABC Studios.

Release date

The release date hasn't been announced as of now, but the show would be going into production soon enough. A backdoor pilot episode called 'Becoming Bow' will air during the next season of 'Black-ish'.

Plot

Set in the '80s, Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family and the constant dilemmas they have to deal with on a daily basis. Bow's parents Paul and Alicia decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they’re perceived as neither black nor white. This family’s experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one's own identity when the rest of the world can't decide where you belong.

Cast

Arica Himmel

Arica Himmel attends the 'Before You Know It' premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 27, 2019, in Park City, Utah. (Getty Images)

Arica Himmel will be playing the role of a young  Bow Johnson. 

She is known for her work in  Before You Know It (2019), God Friended Me(2018) and Thanksgiving (2016).

Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter attends the Paramount Pictures CinemaCon® 2019 Presentation held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 04, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)

Tika Sumpter will be playing the role of Bow's mother Alicia Johnson.

Sumpter began her career as a model before she landed the role of Layla Williamson in ABC's daytime soap opera, 'One Life to Live' (1968, 2005-2010, 2011). After this  Sumpter did a recurring role in the CW series 'Gossip Girl' (2007) and 'The Game' (2006). After supporting roles in the films, 'Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming' (2010), 'Salt' (2010), 'What's Your Number?' (2011) and 'Think Like a Man' (2012), she was cast alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the 2012 musical film, 'Sparkle' (2012). In 2013, she was cast as Vixen "Candace Young" in the OWN drama series 'The Haves and the Have Nots' (2013).

Christina Anthony

Actress Christina Anthony arrives at the Seeso original screening of 'Bajillion Dollar Properties' season 2 at Ace Hotel on October 5, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Seeso)

Christina Anthony will be playing the role of Denise. 

She has starred on 'Key & Peele' (Comedy Central), 'Mash Up' (Comedy Central), 'Bajillion Dollar Propertie$' (Seeso), 'Take My Wife' (Seeso), 'Boyish' (Indie), 'Movie Mind Machine' (Indie), 'Pet Intervention' (TBS/TeamCoco), 'Dog Moms' (Indie), and 'The Dilemma' (Universal Pictures). As an improviser and vocalist, she was most recently seen off-Broadway in Found at the Atlantic Theatre and in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago + Second City's The Art of Falling at the Ahmanson (LA) and The Harris Theater (Chicago). Christina is the former co-host of the Found Podcast on Wondery.

Mykal-Michelle Harris

Mykal-Michelle Harris (IMDb)

Mykal-Michelle Harris will be playing the role of Santamonica Johnson.

She is known for her work in 'Big Little Lies' (2017), 'The Karma Club' (2016) and 'Bikini Moon' (2017).

Ethan Childress

Ethan Childress (IMDb)

Ethan Childress will be playing the role of Johan Johnson. 

He is known for 'Black-ish' (2014) and 'The United States of Tomorrow (2019).

Writer

Kenya Barris 

Kenya Barris attends the 30th annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images)

 He is a writer and producer, known for 'Black-ish' (2014), 'Girls Trip' (2017) and 'Grown-ish' (2018). He has been married to the real Dr. Rainbow Edwards-Barris on whom Tracee Ellis Ross' character Rainbow is based.

Where to watch

The show will air on the ABC network channel and will probably be available for streaming on Hulu. Watch this space out for more information. 

If you liked this show, you will love 

'Black-ish'

'Grown-ish'

'Modern Family'

'Fresh Off the Boat'

'The Goldbergs'

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