'Mixed-ish' showrunner explains how Hollywood (still) makes inclusion hard to achieve
LOS ANGELES - "Mixed-ish," which premiered this fall, is the second series spun off from ABC's popular sitcom "black-ish" - joining Freeform's coming-of-age comedy "grown-ish." And if "Mixed-ish" showrunner Karin Gist has her way, the show will provoke conversation.
The '80s-set prequel follows a teenage Rainbow Johnson - the character popularized by Tracee Ellis Ross in "black-ish," played here by Arica Himmel - and the experiences of her mixed-race family when they transition from a commune to mainstream living. The show, like its predecessor, has delved into some complex material involving racial identity - the handling of which has garnered both praise and criticism.
"We are very, very clear that there is no version of making everyone happy, nor is that our intent," Gist said on a recent afternoon. "We just want to make it feel right and honest for the show, and for our characters, and reflect the world as best we can."
The freshman comedy, which was recently granted a full-season order, is the second series
