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‘Grown-ish’: Yara Shahidi and Marcus Scribner Talk Closing The Chapter On The Johnson Family & Sticking The Landing With Series Finale


Yara Shahidi and Marcus Scribner spoke with Deadline about bringing grown-ish to an end

The then-child actors landed starring roles in ABC’s black-ish as Zoey and Andre Johnson, the eldest two of five precocious siblings with big ambitions. The opportunity to end a show with a proper finale is considered a luxury nowadays, when plenty of series are unceremoniously canceled during hiatus or, worse, mid-season. Instead, the grown-ish finale celebrated everything it’s brought to the table over the past six seasons with a heavy dose of nostalgia, appearances from previous cast members, and happy endings for all.

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