The eighth and final season of the comedy series Black-ish, was renewed for a final season by ABC on May 14, 2021.[1] It premiered on January 4, 2022 and ended on April 19, 2022.
Premise[]
- To be added from ABC Press
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Anthony Anderson as Andre Johnson
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson
- Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr.
- Miles Brown as Jack Johnson
- Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson
- Peter Mackenzie as Leslie Stevens
- Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy
- Katlyn Nichol as Olivia Lockhart
- Jeff Meacham as Josh Oppenhol
- Jenifer Lewis as Ruby Johnson
Recurring Cast[]
- Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson
- Laurence Fishburne as Earl Johnson
- Nicole Sullivan as Janine
- Anna Deavere Smith as Alicia Johnson
- Daveed Diggs as Johan Johnson
- Reid Scott as Griffin
Guest Stars[]
- Michelle Obama as Herself
- Stephen A. Smith as Himself
- Dwight Howard as Himself
- DeAndre Jordan as Himself
- Magic Johnson as Himself
- Montrezl Harrell as Himself
- Vivica A. Fox as Herself
- Babyface as Himself
- Simone Biles as Herself
Episodes[]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | 1 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Jude Weng | Laura Gutin Peterson | January 4, 2022 |
| 164 | 2 | "The Natural" | Linda Mendoza | Christian Lander | January 11, 2022 |
| 165 | 3 | "Bow-Mo" | Natalia Anderson | Melanie Boysaw | January 18, 2022 |
| 166 | 4 | "Hoop Dreams" | Todd Biermann | Lizzie Donaldson | January 25, 2022 |
| 167 | 5 | "Ashy to Classy" | Kevin Bray | Edgar Momplaisir | February 1, 2022 |
| 168 | 6 | "Mom Mentor" | Ryan Case | Esa Lewis | February 8, 2022 |
| 169 | 7 | "Sneakers by the Dozen" | Toby Burge | Isaiah Lester | February 15, 2022 |
| 170 | 8 | "My Work-Friend's Wedding" | Shiri Appleby | Julia Wiener | February 22, 2022 |
| 171 | 9 | "And the Winner Is..." | Stacey Muhammad | Graham Towers & Ben Deeb | March 22, 2022 |
| 172 | 10 | "Young, Gifted and Black" | March 29, 2022 | ||
| 173 | 11 | "The (Almost) Last Dance" | April 5, 2022 | ||
| 174 | 12 | "If a Black Man Cries in the Woods..." | April 12, 2022 | ||
| 175 | 13 | "Homegoing" | April 19, 2022 |
Trivia[]
- Michelle Obama had a cameo appearance this season.[2]
- Simone Biles had a cameo appearance in the final episode.[3]
- This is the fifth and final season without Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson as main character.