ABC's Black-ish Ending After Season 8

Creator Kenya Barris called the news 'exciting and bittersweet'

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This Is Us isn’t the only long-running successful series that will end next season. Black-ish has been renewed for an eighth and final season, ABC said today.

Creator Kenya Barris made the announcement on his social media accounts, calling the news “both exciting and bittersweet.”

Created by Kenya Barris, Adweek’s Creator of the Year in 2018, Black-ish was based on Barris’ life and routinely tackles many important issues, including systemic racism and the movement for social justice and equality.

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