"black-ish" Prequel Series Centered on Teen Rainbow Eyed at ABC
by Denise Petski
February 11, 2019


The current fifth season of "black-ish" will include a Rainbow-centric episode. The episode, which is already casting to film in March, will feature flashbacks to a teen version of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character of Rainbow.

No deals are done but I hear the episode could become a backdoor pilot for a potential prequel series. "black-ish" co-executive producer Peter Saji is in talks to pen the episode, set in the 1980s-90s, which will revolve around Rainbow’s growing up.

If deals make and the episode indeed becomes a planted spin-off, "black-ish" creator Kenya Barris is expected to be an executive producer on the potential prequel but likely won’t have day-to-day creative involvement given his overall deal commitment to Netflix.

https://deadline.com/2019/02/black-ish-teen-rainbow-episode-potential-spinoff-backdoor-pilot-flashback-1202554758/

Anders Holm, Tika Sumpter, Arica Himmel & Gary Cole Among 7 Cast in Bow-Centric Potential Spin-off Episode
by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
March 18, 2019


"Workaholic" co-creator Anders Holm, "The Haves and the Have Nots" star Tika Sumpter and Arica Himmel (Before You Know It) lead the cast of "black-ish‘s" upcoming Bow-centric episode, which will feature flashbacks to a teen version of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character of Rainbow.

Gary Cole (Veep), Ethan William Childress, Mykal-Michelle Harris (Big Little Lies) and Second City Chicago alum Christina Anthony have been cast in the potential prequel series set in the 1980s-90s.

The backdoor pilot episode, which revolves around Rainbow’s growing up, will air later this season.





Himmel will play Rainbow, an younger version of the character played by Tracee Ellis Ross.

Holm will play Paul, Bow’s father.

Sumpter portrays Alicia, Bow’s mother.

Childress is Johan.

Harris will portray Santamonica.

Cole is Harrison, Paul’s father.

Anthony is Denise, Alicia’s sister.

https://deadline.com/2019/03/black-ish-anders-holm-tika-sumpter-gary-cole-cast-bow-centric-flashback-episode-tracee-ellis-ross-rainbow-1202577367/

Here's your first look at young Rainbow Johnson in Black-ish's prequel episode (https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/18/blackish-young-rainbow-tracee-ellis-ross-prequel-episode-spinoff/)

Arica Himmel plays a young Bow in the 1980s in the Black-ish episode serving as a backdoor pilot to a potential prequel series.

That's kind of cool! :) I started watching Black ish in reruns not too long ago and I really like this show!!;)

"black-ish" Spin-off "mixed-ish" Centered on Young Bow Ordered to Series at ABC
by Michael Ausiello
May 2, 2019


ABC’s burgeoning "black-ish" franchise continues to expand, with the network placing a series order for a 1980s-set prequel offshoot centered on a young version of Tracee Ellis Ross’ Bow.

Now titled "mixed-ish", the spin-off follows a 12-year-old Bow (played by relative newcomer Arica Himmel), who is described as emotionally and intellectually brilliant but also clueless, confused and awkward.

The project was initially slated to get a “test run” as a regular standalone episode of "black-ish", to air on May 7. But in light of the series order, ABC has decided to hold the episode — titled “Becoming Bow” — until next season.

https://tvline.com/2019/05/02/mixed-ish-spinoff-black-ish-abc-series-order/

"mixed-ish" to Recast a Lead as Anders Holm Exits
by Nellie Andreeva
May 10, 2019


ABC’s newly picked up comedy series "mixed-ish" will recast its male lead as "Workaholics" co-creator/star Anders Holm is leaving the project.

Holm played Paul Johnson, Bow’s father

https://deadline.com/2019/05/mixed-ish-recasting-anders-holm-replaced-exit-black-ish-spinoff-1202611786/

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Mark-Paul Gosselaar replaces Anders Holm as Bow's father.

https://tvline.com/2019/06/19/mark-paul-gosselaar-mixedish-cast-bow-father-abc/