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The 13-episode comedy starring Yara Shahidi and Deon Cole will premiere in early 2018. It’s official: Freeform has closed a deal for a 13-episode order to half-hour single-camera comedy  College-ish  (working title), a spinoff of ABC’s hit series  Black-ish,  for premiere in 2018. Starring  Black-ish  breakout Yara Shahidi and Deon Cole, from  Black-ish  executive producer Kenya Barris,  College-ish  follows the Johnson’s eldest daughter Zoey (Shahidi) as she heads off to college and quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.  The series is described as a contemporary take on the current issues facing both students and administrators in the world of higher education. Cole plays Charlie, who moonlights as an adjunct marketing professor. They’ll be joined by new characters both in the administration and student body who reflect the complex and hilarious points of ...

‘Black-Ish’ Spinoff Starring Yara Shahidi In Works At ABC From Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore ABC  is looking to spin off its acclaimed family comedy  Black-ish . I’ve learned that the network is working with series creator/executive producer  Kenya Barris  and ABC Studios on the project, which would be toplined by  Black-ish  co-star  Yara Shahidi  and focus on her character Zoey Johnson in college. I hear the idea is for the potential new comedy series, created by Barris and former  Black-ish  showrunner Larry Wilmore, to be introduced as a backdoor pilot episode on  Black-ish  this spring. Sources stress that talks for the spinoff are still in very early stages, with no script and deals in place. Wilmore, who was executive producer/showrunner on  Black-ish  for the show’s first 13 episodes before leaving to topline his Comedy Central late-night show, recently returned to ABC Studios wit...

BURBANK, Calif.  – ABC’s critically acclaimed hit series “black-ish” filmed on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. In the episode, titled “VIP,” Dre decides to take his entire family on the magical, first-class vacation experience he was never able to have as a kid.  The episode filmed in August and will air September 21st.  The series is produced by ABC Studios and airs on ABC. The network and studios are owned by Walt Disney Co. They will give sister property Walt Disney World Resort a lot of valuable exposure by visiting all four parks. “blackish” actors Marcus Scribner, Yara Shahidi, Actor Miles Brown, Marsai Martin visit Walt Disney World Resort.  Highlights include the cast meeting Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Princess Tiana as well as riding Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom ; meeting Anna and Elsa from “Frozen,” taking photos with Goofy and training to be Jedi at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. “I’m excited to return to ...