28 minSeason 5 • Episode 12
LatestThe Upshaws face change with heart and humor as they juggle overdue endings, new beginnings and an ethical dilemma.
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
Acting
Wanda Sykes delivering every line like a personal attack
Writing
Black sitcom veterans who know the rhythms
Production
Affluent-looking Netflix budget on working-class stories
Creators
Wanda Sykes, Regina Y. Hicks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Regina Y. Hicks co-created this after 20+ years writing for Girlfriends and Sister, Sister — she literally helped build the modern Black sitcom.
The show's cancelled status sparked fan campaigns, partly because it's one of few streaming sitcoms centered on working-class Black families without aspirational wealth framing.
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