<p>It looks like congrats are in order to Kenya Barris, as Netflix has picked up his latest show &#8220;#blackAF&#8221; for a second season. The news of the show’s renewal comes after it was revealed that he would be teaming up with Pharrell Williams to develop a musical about <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/pharrell-williams-kenya-barris-in-talks-to-develop-a-juneteenth-musical-for-netflix/">Juneteenth</a></em> for Netflix.</p>
<p>Kenya spoke to <em><a href="https://deadline.com/2020/06/netflix-kenya-barris-blackaf-season-2-1202967072/">Deadline</a></em> about the show’s renewal and said, “I won’t really, really, really get into it until we’re in the room because I want it to be fresh, but I definitely know I want to talk about real sh*t. We want it to be really special.”</p>
<p>For those who may not be familiar with the show, it is basically an exaggeration on Kenya’s real-life where he stars as himself, and Rashida Jones stars as his wife. The show tackles various topics such as marriage, parenting, race, and even career.</p>
<p>The first season of the show featured a long list of Black Hollywood A-listers including Nia Long, Bumper Robinson, Mike Epps, Tyler Perry, Issa Rae, Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe, Bresha Webb, and a host of others.</p>
<p>The show received some mixed reviews following its April 17th premiere, and Kenya talked to T.I. on his &#8220;<em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeJzb26XF2o">Expidisiously</a></em>&#8221; podcast about the critics. Kenya said, &#8220;I think everyone’s experience and everyone’s opinion in terms of, you know, colorism are real, and I understand that. But if you just dug a little bit under the surface, you’d understand that” #BlackAF is “biographical … and I was trying to duplicate a version of what my family was.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kenya took to Instagram to share the news of the show&#8217;s renewal and said, &#8220;#blackAF SEASON 2!!!! Thank you to #Netflix and to all the AMAZING FANS who supported, championed, and believed in us&#8230; we LOVE YOU GUYS WITH ALL OUR HEART!!! And to all the #HATERS thank you too. Your opinions mean a lot to me and they are also appreciated&#8230; I&#8217;m just kidding F*CK Y&#8217;ALL!!! WE BACK B*TCHES!!!&#8221;</p>
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