There’s a unique opportunity to revisit the world of The Boondocks and do it over again for today. It’s crazy how different the times we live in are now – both politically and culturally – more than a decade past the original series and two decades past the original newspaper comic. There’s a lot to say and it should be fun.
Aaron McGruder
I’m looking forward to Aaron returning to the comic strip series that earned him a Peabody Award and launched his career using humor to raise awareness of issues. I was delighted years ago to have met him and have a book signed at the LAT Festival of Books.
HBO Max is going to make you subscribe to the new service with The Boondocks on the new streaming service. Aaron McGruder is back with the whole family that will touch on society, race, class and blackity black black in the suburbs of Maryland. The new reimagined series will launch in Fall 2020 with a 50-minute special with a 2 season buy allowing Aaron and his team to freely tell it like it is. Fans will also be able to stream all 55 episodes of the original The Boondocks direct-to-consumer simultaneously.
Excuse me. Everyone, I have a brief announcement to make. Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9-11. Thank you for your time and good night.
Huey Freeman
The new Boondocks follows the adventures of self-proclaimed “Civil Rights Legend” Robert “Granddad” Freeman, and his two rambunctious grandsons Huey and Riley. The family has recently moved to an idyllic community in suburban Maryland only to see it taken over by the tyrannical Uncle Ruckus and his bizarre neo-fascist regime. Life under Ruckus turns out to be an everyday struggle to survive.
The Boondocks was a revolutionary series that sparked conversations on hot button issues and brought dark subjects into the light with episodes like ‘The Trial of Robert Kelly’, ‘The Fundraiser’ and ‘The Story of Gangstalicious’. Aaron is a gifted visionary whose unique style of storytelling is a welcome voice and we are elated The Freemans are making their thugnificent comeback on HBO Max.
Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max and President, TBS, TNT and truTV
McGruder returns as showrunner and will serve as executive producer along with Norm Aladjem for Mainstay Entertainment as well as Seung Kim and Meghann Collins Robertson. Sony PicturesAnimation will produce the series in partnership with Sony Pictures Television.
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About Aaron McGruder
Aaron McGruder is a writer, producer and creator best known for creating and executive producing the Peabody Award-winning television series The Boondocks along with his live action comedy Black Jesus. He is a recipient of the NAACP Chairman’s Award.
About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. The visually groundbreaking and critically acclaimed “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is the studio’s latest release, and the winner of the 2019 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. The division is also behind hit film series such as “The Smurfs,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” and “Hotel Transylvania.” Next for Sony Pictures Animation are the original feature comedy “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and the studio’s first-ever animated musical “Vivo,” featuring original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Sony Pictures Animation, which was founded in 2002, is a division of the Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group for Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Sony Corporation
About Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies in 12 countries, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.
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