Good Times: Black Again

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Good Times: Black Again
Genre Sitcom
Based on
Good Times
by
Developed byRanada Shepard
Carl Jones
ShowrunnerRanada Shepard
Starring Jay Pharoah
Marsai Martin
Yvette Nicole Brown
Slink Johnson
J. B. Smoove
Country of originUnited States
Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersRanada Shepard
Norman Lear
Brent Miller
Seth MacFarlane
Erica Huggins
Stephen Curry
Erick Peyton
Jeron Smith
Running time24 minutes
Production companies Sony Pictures Television Studios
Fuzzy Door Productions
Act III Communications
Coco Cubana Productions
Unanimous Media
6 Point Harness
Studio Moshi
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
Related
Good Times

Good Times: Black Again (simply referred to as Good Times in the marketing) is a 2024 adult animated sitcom and reboot 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.

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Meet the Evans of New"Aaron BrewerRanada ShepardApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
2"Black of Focus"AnnMarie RobertsDevon ShepardApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
3"Grey's Anatomy"AnnMarie RobertsRanda Shepard, Brian Ashburn, & Rashida OlayiwolaApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
4"They Came Before Elon"Brian KaufmanDevon ShepardApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
5"Primary Coloreds"Tristram WaplesJoshua Krist & Eric LevApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
6"The Red Treaty"Brian Kaufman & Tristram WaplesKevin TownsleyApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
7"#BlackLoveDay"AnnMarie RobertsAlyson FouseApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
8"Big Sister Is Watching"Brian KaufmanBrian AshburnApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
9"Moving On Out"Aaron BrewerJoshua Krist & Eric LevApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
10"The Projects Divided"Tristram WaplesRanda Shepard & Alyson FouseApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)

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 and with Norman Lear originally executive producing alongside Seth MacFarlane and Stephen Curry for Netflix. [2] 6 Point Harness and the Melbourne-based studio Studio Moshi handled the animation.

In December 2023, it was announced Ranada Shepard had replaced Carl Jones as showrunner for the series. [3]

The series was released on April 12, 2024. [4]

Reception

Good Times: Black Again received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences, with criticism aimed towards the animation style, the crass presentation, humor, and general lack of connection to the original series aside from occasional mentions of the James Evans character. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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." [12]

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