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‘Black-ish’ Spinoff ‘College-ish’ Starring Yara Shahidi Lands At Freeform

<p>It was recently announced that &OpenCurlyQuote;Black-ish’ will be returning to ABC for a fourth season&comma; and now the spin-off show starring Yara Shahidi has been confirmed and has found a home on ABC’s sister company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2017&sol;tv&sol;news&sol;blackish-spinoff-yara-shahidi-freeform-1202437696&sol;">Variety<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; the spin-off show entitled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;College-ish&comma;” which will be based on Shahidi’s character&comma; Zoey Johnson&&num;8217&semi;s college experience&comma; has been picked up by Freeform&period; The show is expected to premiere in 2018 with a total of 13 episodes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the synopsis of the show&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;College-ish” is described as a contemporary take on the current issues facing both students and administrators in the world of higher education&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shahidi’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black-ish” co-star&comma; Deon Cole&comma; will be reprising his role and the rest of the cast will be new actors and characters that are not a part of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black-ish&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The show will be executive produced by &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black-ish” creator&comma; Kenya Barris&comma; along with Anthony Anderson&comma; Laurence Fishburne&comma; Helen Sugland&comma; and Brian Dobbins&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Barris said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I never thought they’d let me put &OpenCurlyQuote;Black-ish’ on the air&comma; let alone give me a spinoff&period; I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to continue working with Yara and the rest of this talented young cast&period; To any aspiring writers struggling to make it out there&comma; I highly advise adding an &OpenCurlyQuote;–ish’ to any working title you might have&period; It seems to be the move&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; will you be tuned into the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Black-ish” spinoff &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;College-ish&quest;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; 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