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Iman Benson, who stars as Drea Barris in Netflix comedy #BlackAF, has signed to UTA. The actor has signed with the agency in all areas. Benson's character Drea is the moral center and narrator of Kenya Barris' series; her university application documentary is the framing device for the show, which centers around a…

Kenya Barris says he is working harder than he ever has in his life. The writer, who added actor to his resume with #blackAF, is working on a second season of the Netflix comedy, is plotting a feature-length music about Juneteenth with Pharrell Williams and is developing a multitude of comedies, dramas, films and…

“Comedy 100% changes things," says Kenya Barris, the creator and star of Netflix's #blackAF. He is discussing whether the art of laughter can bring about a meaningful societal shift in light of the May killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against police brutality. Barris, who also created ABC family…

Kenya Barris' #blackAF is returning for a second season at Netflix. The Black-ish creator will once again play an exaggerated version of himself, with Rashida Jones as his wife Joya, in the comedy. Barris is a busy fella; the renewal comes days after Deadline revealed that he was teaming up with Happy singer Pharrell…