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Sheryl Lee Ralph LOVES Abbott Elementary Star Quinta Brunson
We've recovered your adjacent TV obsession. Or, successful reality, your adjacent 11 TV binges.
All period long, E! News is celebrating Black History Month, and what amended clip to item immoderate of the Black excellence that has been dominating the tiny screen. First up is Abbott Elementary, which has been the darling of grant play truthful far. The Mindy Kaling-approved series, which has teachers feeling truthful seen, has already won three Golden Globes, three Emmy awards and one Critics' Choice award.
For those who've yet to tune successful to the ABC series—which was created by A Black Lady Sketch Show alum Quinta Brunson—Abbott Elementary follows a radical of passionate teachers arsenic they effort to assistance their students successful an underfunded school.
And, as Brunson told E! News successful December 2021, the amusement was inspired by her mom, who was a schoolhouse teacher successful Philadelphia earlier retiring. "This is simply a comedy. I privation [viewers] to travel beryllium with our teachers," she shared. "I privation them to laughter with our teachers...Now, if they look astatine the amusement and say, 'That's truly messed up! They shouldn't person to bash that to get their occupation done,' that'd beryllium awesome."
Intrigued to larn more? Well, that's lone our archetypal suggestion!
Be definite to instrumentality a look astatine the different 10 recommendations successful the assemblage below.
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Grand Crew
Grand Crew follows an LA-based person radical that regularly meets astatine their favourite barroom to "wine down," arsenic they're each navigating the highs and lows of beingness and love. The drama stars Nicole Byer, Justin Cunningham, Aaron Jennings, Echo Kellum, Grasie Mercedes and Carl Tart.
Where to watch: Season 2 of Grand Crew premieres March 3 astatine 8:30 p.m. connected NBC. You tin drawback up connected play 1 connected Peacock.
Prime Video
Harlem
Be definite to cheque retired Prime Video's drama Harlem, which stars Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai and Jerrie Johnson arsenic a radical of girlfriends surviving beingness in, you guessed it, Harlem portion successful their 30s.
Where to watch: Season 2 of Harlem is disposable to watercourse connected Prime Video Feb. 3.
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Rap Sh!t
You won't privation to miss this comedy, which stars Aida Osman and KaMillion as 2 erstwhile friends who determine to reunite to commencement a rap group.
Where to watch: Season 1 of Rap Sh!t is disposable to watercourse connected HBO Max.
Netflix
The Upshaws
We'd beryllium remiss if we didn't recommend The Upshaws! The sitcom, which stars Mike Epps and Kim Fields, follows a Black household in Indiana arsenic they strive for success.
Where to watch: Part 3 of The Upshaws hits Netflix connected Feb. 16.
ABC
The Wonder Years
This iteration of The Wonder Years is simply a reimagining of a classic, as the comedy now centers on Dean Williams (Elisha "EJ" Williams), a Black kid from a mediate people household successful Alabama. The coming-of-age communicative is 1 you don't privation to miss.
Where to watch: Catch up on The Wonder Years on Disney+ and Hulu.
Starz
Run the World
Run the World, starring Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb and Corbin Reid, tells the communicative of a radical of girlfriends striving for satellite domination portion surviving successful New York City. Perfect for fans of Beyoncé's iconic song!
Where to watch: Season 1 of Run the World is disposable connected Starz.
ABC
black-ish
If you haven't jumped connected the black-ish bandwagon, present is the time! The critically-acclaimed comedy, which starred Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, tells the communicative of an upper people Black family as they navigate life, emotion and individuality successful a suburb of Los Angeles.
Where to watch: black-ish wrapped its eight-season tally successful 2022. You tin ticker the full bid connected Hulu oregon Disney+.
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Grown-ish
When you're done binging black-ish, caput implicit to Freeform to drawback its spinoff: Grown-ish. The bid follows Dre and Bow's kids Zoey (Yara Shahidi) and Junior (Marcus Scribner) arsenic they attend California University of Liberal Arts.
Where to watch: New episodes aerial Wednesdays astatine 10:30 p.m. connected Freeform. You tin besides watercourse the bid connected Hulu.
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Insecure
Issa Rae's dramedy Insecure is not to beryllium missed. The series, which besides stars Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell and Amanda Seales, takes a person look astatine what it means to beryllium young and Black successful Los Angeles.
Where to watch: All 5 seasons of Insecure are disposable connected HBO Max.
NBC
Kenan
This laugh-out-loud drama ran for 2 seasons and starred Kenan Thompson arsenic a azygous dad, who indispensable juggle a high-profile occupation with raising his 2 daughters. The bid besides starred Chris Redd, Kimrie Lewis, Dani Lane, Dannah Lane, Taylor Louderman and Don Johnson.
Where to watch: Catch up connected seasons 1 and 2 of Kenan connected Peacock.
ABC
Abbott Elementary
ABC's deed mockumentary-style comedy follows a radical of teachers, who are trying to bash their champion portion moving astatine a Philadelphia-based nationalist schoolhouse with small funding. We aren't the lone ones loving the Quinta Brunson-created comedy, arsenic Mindy Kaling called Abbott Elementary a "hilarious and heartwarming show."
Where to watch: Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays astatine 9 p.m. on ABC. It is besides disposable to watercourse connected Hulu and HBO Max.
For much accusation regarding Black History Month, click here.
(A mentation of this nonfiction was primitively published Feb. 5, 2022 astatine 5 p.m. PT)
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