1.022 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestRainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s and the constant dilemmas she and the family members had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Writing
Smart comedy that doesn't dodge hard conversations.
Acting
Arica Himmel carries the show with genuine charm.
Production
Incredible period detail without being a costume party.
Creators
Tracee Ellis Ross, Kenya Barris, Peter Saji
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show filmed its pilot in 2018 but sat for a year while ABC figured out how to market a comedy about race to Middle America.
mixed-ish directly addressed the 'tragic mulatto' trope by letting young Bow be messy, angry, and funny instead of tortured—radical for network TV.
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