Black-ish’sproposed spin-off is officially happening — but you won’t be seeing Yara Shahidi’s Zoey Johnson navigating university life on ABC like dear old mom and dad.
Black-ish itself, meanwhile, is considered a “slam-dunk” to return to ABC for a Season 4.
Written by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and executive producer Larry Wilmore (though THR sources note that Wilmore is no longer involved), Shahidi’s spin-off will find Zoey heading off to college, much like The Cosby Showspin-off A Different World.
THR’s sources claim that the spin-off’s backdoor pilot, “Liberal Arts,” skewed too young for ABC, so Freeform “swooped in” for what will likely end up being a full series pick-up.