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Premiere episode logline: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t – The gang deals with the fallout of the explosive events that took place at the luau – Aaron must deal with the accountability of his actions at the party, Zoey turns to Pops and Ruby for advice, and Ana and Vivek do their best to keep the secret of their hookup under wraps. Jazz struggles with her feelings for Des. Nomi processes her run-in with Phil.
Premiere date: January 27 at 10pm on Freeform, next day on Hulu.
Series info: grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat, and Diggy Simmons. It is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Julie Bean, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios.
Yara Shahidi
Zoey Johnson, Freeform, grown-ish
Yara Shahidi is an actress, model, activist and breakout star of ABC’s Emmy®- and Golden Globe®- nominated comedy series “black-ish” and the Freeform spinoff “grown-ish.” She stars as Zoey Johnson, an ambitious, technologically infatuated student in her second year at CalU. Learning from the ups and downs of their first year, Zoey and her crew all assume they’ve got their second year on lock, but quickly realize that they’re not as grown as they think.
Since “black-ish” launched in 2014, Shahidi has been awarded an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, a Gracie Award for Female in a Breakthrough Role and, most recently, highlighted on TIME Magazine’s annual 30 Most Influential Teens list as well as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2017 and 2018, respectively, on behalf of her television contributions and humanitarianism. Shahidi is definitely one of Hollywood’s most heralded young talents as she continues to use her platform to empower and inspire others.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Shahidi actually received her start alongside her mother appearing in several international commercial and print campaigns. Her first major film came when she was offered the opportunity to audition for the role of Olivia Danielson in the Paramount film “Imagine That,” opposite Eddie Murphy. She quickly took to the role of the creative and happy-go-lucky daughter to Murphy, bolstering her love of acting.
Shahidi graduated with honors from The Dwight School in New York and currently attends Harvard University where she studies sociology and African-American studies. A lover of Greek mythology, history and public service, she spends her free time reading classic novels, rock climbing and traveling with her family.
Twitter: @YaraShahidi
Instagram: @yarashahidi
Emily Arlook
Nomi Segal, Freeform, grown-ish
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Emily Arlook was always surrounded by the entertainment industry. After training at the Lee Strasberg Institute, she appeared in many productions such as the feature film “Just Add Water,” starring Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, Justin Long and Melissa McCarthy; FOX’s “The Grinder”; MTV’s “Mary + Jane”; Amazon’s “Hand of God”; and NBC’s “The Good Place,” starring Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. She can next be seen starring alongside Yara Shahidi in Freeform’s “grown-ish,” the official spin-off to ABC’s hit series “black-ish,” created by Kenya Barris.
Chloe Bailey
Jazz Forster, Freeform, grown-ish
Chloe x Halle Bailey roll out their debut EP “Sugar Symphony” combined by forces equal to their sibling DNA: Layered harmonies, peerless production instincts and an adjoining R&B/pop destiny intertwined with mentor Beyoncé (who initially met the girls on a film shoot more than a decade ago), all setting the table for their genre-pushing debut “Drop.”
Chloe x Halle navigated YouTube’s pop landscape with a string of jaw-dropping covers the past couple of years. Their playlist covered the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Nina Simone, Lorde and John Legend, among others – revealing their gift for creating harmonies and genuine musical moments showcasing their expansive range. It was their soulful rendition of Beyoncé’s own “Pretty Hurts” that caught the attention of the mogul’s Parkwood Entertainment imprint in 2013, garnering millions of views around the globe and ushering them into the fold as one of her
Francia Raisa
Ana Torres, Freeform, grown-ish
Francia Raisa has come a long way from her first role as young cheerleader Leti in the film “Bring It On: All or Nothing.” Continuing the development of her acting prowess in projects such as “The Mindy Project”; “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” where she played series regular Adrian Lee; and, more recently, in Netflix’s “Dear White People,” she is now primed to tackle Freeform’s “grown-ish” with the role of Analisa Torres, a first-generation Cuban-American raised in Miami with staunch Republican views and roommate to Zoey Johnson, played by “black-ish”’s Yara Shahidi.
