Good Times: Black Again

*Good Times: Black Again*
Good Times: Black Again
Genre	Sitcom
Developed by	Ranada Shepard; Carl Jones
Starring	Jay Pharoah; Marsai Martin; Yvette Nicole Brown; Slink Johnson; J. B. Smoove
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Ranada Shepard; Norman Lear; Brent Miller; Seth MacFarlane; Erica Huggins; Stephen Curry; Erick Peyton; Jeron Smith
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Sony Pictures Television; Fuzzy Door Productions; Act III Communications; Coco Cubana Productions; Unanimous Media
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 12, 2024 –; present
Related
	Good Times

Good Times: Black Again (simply referred to as Good Times in the marketing) is a 2024 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.

Cast

Main

Jay Pharoah as Junior Evans^[1]
Marsai Martin as Grey Evans^[1]
Yvette Nicole Brown as Beverly Evans^[1]
Slink Johnson as Dalvin Evans^[1]
J. B. Smoove as Reggie Evans^[1]

Recurring

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Meet the Evans of New"	Aaron Brewer	Ranada Shepard	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
2	"Black of Focus"	AnnMarie Roberts	Devon Shepard	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
3	"Grey's Anatomy"	AnnMarie Roberts	Randa Shepard, Brian Ashburn, & Rashida Olayiwola	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
4	"They Came Before Elon"	Brian Kaufman	Devon Shepard	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
5	"Primary Coloreds"	Tristram Waples	Joshua Krist & Eric Lev	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
6	"The Red Treaty"	Brian Kaufman & Tristram Waples	Kevin Townsley	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
7	"#BlackLoveDay"	AnnMarie Roberts	Alyson Fouse	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
8	"Big Sister Is Watching"	Brian Kaufman	Brian Ashburn	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
9	"Moving On Out"	Aaron Brewer	Joshua Krist & Eric Lev	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
10	"The Projects Divided"	Tristram Waples	Randa Shepard & Alyson Fouse	April 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]

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, purportedly racist and offensive 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Good-Times/
^ Porter, Rick (September 14, 2020). "'Good Times' Animated Revival Scores Series Order at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "Netflix's 'Good Times' Toon Taps New Showrunner, Voice Stars". Animation Magazine. December 12, 2023.
^ "Good Times: Netflix Previews Animated Series Take on Classic Sitcom". 20 March 2024.
^ Tinubu, Aramide (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times' Reboot Is Dated, Humorless and Baffling: TV Review". Variety.
^ Deggans, Eric (April 13, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend". NPR.
^ Feinberg, Daniel (April 12, 2024). "'Good Times' Review: Netflix's Animated Sequel Improves When It Steps Out From Norman Lear's Shadow". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Lowery, Brian (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's animated 'Good Times' flunks the TV reboot test". CNN.
^ Evans, Erin E.; Frederick, Candice; Finley, Taryn (April 12, 2024). "The 'Good Times' Reboot Is Absolutely Terrible". Huff Post.
^ "Good Times 2024 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ McGloster, Niki. "Good Times: Black Again Isn't As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn't Good". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
^ "'Good Times' Reboot on Netflix Comes From Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane, Norman Lear". NextTV. 2 April 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

External links

Good Times: Black Again at IMDb
Good Times: Black Again on Netflix

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Good-Times/

[2] Porter, Rick (September 14, 2020). "'Good Times' Animated Revival Scores Series Order at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.

[3] "Netflix's 'Good Times' Toon Taps New Showrunner, Voice Stars". Animation Magazine. December 12, 2023.

[4] "Good Times: Netflix Previews Animated Series Take on Classic Sitcom". 20 March 2024.

[5] Tinubu, Aramide (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times' Reboot Is Dated, Humorless and Baffling: TV Review". Variety.

[6] Deggans, Eric (April 13, 2024). "Netflix's 'Good Times': An explicit revival which feels calculated to offend". NPR.

[7] Feinberg, Daniel (April 12, 2024). "'Good Times' Review: Netflix's Animated Sequel Improves When It Steps Out From Norman Lear's Shadow". The Hollywood Reporter.

[8] Lowery, Brian (April 12, 2024). "Netflix's animated 'Good Times' flunks the TV reboot test". CNN.

[9] Evans, Erin E.; Frederick, Candice; Finley, Taryn (April 12, 2024). "The 'Good Times' Reboot Is Absolutely Terrible". Huff Post.

[10] "Good Times 2024 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[11] McGloster, Niki. "Good Times: Black Again Isn't As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn't Good". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

[12] "'Good Times' Reboot on Netflix Comes From Steph Curry, Seth MacFarlane, Norman Lear". NextTV. 2 April 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

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