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In less than a month, we will see the return of one of our favorite families, The Upshaws. This week (December 11th), Netflix announced that the hit comedy series created by Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes will be returning for its sixth season on Thursday, January 9th, 2025. In addition to the exciting news, we also got a trailer and some first look photos from the upcoming season. Continue reading to check them out!
In the series, Mike Epps plays the character Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis. He is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family which includes his wife, their two young daughters and firstborn son, the teenage son he fathered with another woman and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success. But the Upshaws are determined to make it work, and make it to the next level, together. In this upcoming part, the Upshaws continue to ride life’s ups and downs, including new loves, old flames, big dreams, life changes and the love and drama that comes with family.
Alongside Epps, The Upshaws stars Kim Fields (Regina Upshaw), Wanda Sykes (Lucretia Turner), Page Kennedy (Duck), Diamond Lyons (Kelvin Upshaw), Khali Daniya-Renee Spraggins (Aaliyah Upshaw), Jermelle Simon (Bernard Upshaw), Gabrielle Dennis (Tasha Lewis), and Journey Christine (Maya Upshaw).
Epps, Fields and Sykes serve as executive producers on the series with Page Hurwitz and Niles Kirchner. Part 6 of The Upshaws, which will consist of ten episodes, will hit Netflix on January 9th, 2025. Until then, here’s the official trailer for the penultimate season along with some first look images. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section!
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