Good Times: Black Again

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Good Times: Black Again
Genre Sitcom
Starring Jay Pharoah
Marsai Martin
Yvette Nicole Brown
Slink Johnson
J. B. Smoove
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry
Running time24 minutes
Production companies Sony Pictures Television
Fuzzy Door Productions
Act III Communications
Coco Cubana Productions
Unanimous Media
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12) 
present
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Good Times

Good Times: Black Again (simply referred to as Good Times in the marketing) is a 2024 animated sitcom, and reboot and of the show Good Times . It centers on the current generation of the Evans family, and stars Jay Pharoah, Marsai Martin, Yvette Nicole Brown, Slink Johnson, and J. B. Smoove.

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Production and release

In September 2020, it was announced that Good Times would receive an animated sitcom revival with Carl Jones, originally attached as showrunner and producer, with Norman Lear originally executive producing alongside Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry for Netflix. [1]

In December 2023, it was announced Ranada Shepard had replaced Carl Jones as showrunner for the series. [2]

The series was released on April 12, 2024. [3]

Reception

Good Times: Black Again has received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences, with criticism aimed towards the animation style, the crass presentation, racist and offensive humor, and general lack of connection to the original series aside from occasional mentions of the James Evans character. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Ranada Shepard, the showrunner, stated the show is "...about family coming together, laughing together, dancing together, picking on each other, driving each other crazy, all while surviving." [11]

Cast


Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Meet the Evans of New"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
2"Black of Focus"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
3"Grey's Anatomy"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
4"They Came Before Elon"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
5"Primary Coloreds"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
6"The Red Treaty"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
7"#BlackLoveDay"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
8"Big Sister Is Watching"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
9"Moving On Out"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
10"The Projects Divided"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)

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