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Good Times: Black Again (2024)

Good Times: Black Again poster
Original title
Good Times
Genre
comedy, animation
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This adult animated sitcom reboots the classic show with a new generation of the Evans family living in Chicago. It follows their daily lives and struggles with comedy and a modern, provocative tone.

animatedsatiricalprovocativefast-pacededgycontemporaryadult-oriented

What happens

Good Times: Black Again (simply referred to as Good Times in the marketing) is an adult animated sitcom and reboot of the sitcom 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. The series was released on Netflix on April 12, 2024. In November 2025, the series was canceled after one season. Since its trailer release, the show has been condemned by multiple civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, the CEMOTAP, and the December 12th Movement. The groups took issue with the obscene, sexualized, violent, and negative portrayal of African Americans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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