Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Kenya Barris and Mike Epps Comedy Series Coming to CBS
Kenya Barris, the creator of 'Black-ish', is making a new comedy show for CBS, featuring Mike Epps.
The story is about two brothers who come back together after a wildfire in Altadena.
They need to sell their grandmother's house but run into a problem because the caretaker doesn't want to sell.
This forces the brothers to live together and figure things out.
The show will explore themes of family and community in Altadena, a place with a strong Black community.
This is a reunion for Barris and Epps after working together before.
Kenya Barris is creating a new comedy series starring Mike Epps for CBS.
The untitled half-hour comedy is about two estranged Black brothers reuniting to sell their grandmother's house in Altadena.
The brothers are forced to live together after the caretaker refuses to sell the home.
The show's setting is post-wildfire Altadena, an area known for its Black community.
The show reunites Epps and Barris after their collaboration in the 2023 Netflix movie 'You People'.
- Who
- Created by Kenya Barris and starring Mike Epps.
- What
- A new comedy series about two estranged brothers reuniting to sell their grandmother's house in Altadena.
- When
- The show is in development; the setting is post-wildfire.
- Where
- Altadena, California.
- Why
- To explore themes of family, community, and legacy.
- Show Creator
- Kenya Barris
- Starring
- Mike Epps
- Network
- CBS
- Production Studios
- BET Studios, CBS Studios
- Setting
- Post-wildfire Altadena
- Executive Producers
- Kenya Barris, Mike Epps, Niles Kirchner, Aaron Kaplan