Black-ish Season 8: What We Know About the Next Season–And Why It Will Be the Show s Last
On 5/25/21 at 8:46 AM EDT
-ish franchise, as the network has also canceled
Mixed-ish after two seasons (though
Grown-ish continues on Freeform). Though
Mixed-ish is not returning, Season 8 of
Black-ish is expected in 2022.
What we know about
The eighth and final season of
Black-ish was announced earlier in May. Creator Kenya Barris wrote on Instagram, to ALL the people in the world I love, honor, respect and care for it is both exciting and bittersweet to share that black-ish has been RENEWED by ABC for it s EIGHTH. and FINAL SEASON.
The ABC comedy, which stars
Anthony Anderson and
Kenya Barris confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Friday (May 14).
“#BLACKISH ANNOUNCEMENT!!! -To ALL the people in the world I love, honor, respect and care for it is both exciting and bittersweet to share that black-ish been RENEWED by ABC for it’s EIGHTH… and FINAL SEASON,” he wrote. “In this day and age it is rare to get to decide when your show should come to an end, and we are grateful along with ABC to be able to make this final season exactly what we’d hoped for – and to do it with the entire and AMAZINGLY STELLAR cast coming back to close this chapter out with us the right way!”
S7E19Missions & Ambitions
After having a conversation about deal breakers in relationships with Bow, Dre realizes that he gave up on some of his goals in life and begins tackling them; Junior worries Olivia might leave him after she mentions her deal breakers.
TV-PG | 04.28.21 | 21:30 | CC
S7E18My Dinner with Andre Junior
Junior and Olivia invite an excited Bow and Dre over for dinner in their new apartment, but upon arrival, they immediately become concerned with the young couple s living conditions; Diane bonds with Pops as she asks for his advice on dating.
TV-PG | 04.21.21 | 20:50 | CC