The first apartment was shared by Khadijah (Queen Latifah), the editor and publisher of a fictional urban magazine, her sweet and naive cousin Synclaire (Kim Coles), who works as her receptionist and Régine (Kim Fields), a boutique buyer who’s a childhood friend of Khadijah’s and is always on the lookout for a rich man to marry.
The show focused on two households occupying a Brooklyn brownstone as the six friends shared professional and personal trials and triumphs.
In case your memory is fuzzy, Living Single aired for five seasons on Fox from 1993 through 1998, and it was a huge hit, especially for African American audiences.
Max (Erika Alexander) was a lawyer and college friend of Khadijah’s who often stopped by to spend time with the ladies and the guys who shared the apartment next door, stockbroker Kyle (T.C. Carson) and brownstone handyman Overton (John Henton).