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There's a lot to love in the 'Hair Love'-inspired TV series 'Young Love'

The animated series on Max follows a young Black family getting back on its feet after the mother is struck by illness. The show is a spin-off from an Oscar-winning short film by Matthew A. Cherry.
Issa Rae voices Angela, Brooke Monroe Conaway plays Zuri and Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi is Stephen in Max's <em>Young Love</em>.
Updated September 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM ET

Zuri is a precocious 7-year-old who keeps her parents on their toes.

One moment, she's about to shave her face using her dad's shaving cream and razor (mom and dad, in a burst of parental intuition, jump into the bathroom to stop that, just in the nick). In another, she's

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