HBO Max Picks Up a Two-Season Revival of THE BOONDOCKS
The Boondocks animated series is making a two-season comeback thanks to HBO Max. The revival will consist of 24 new episodes and you will also be able to watch the original 55 episodes as well on the streaming service.
The creator of the original comic strips, Aaron McGruder, is on board once again to develop the series as the showrunner and executive producer.
The series will “follow the adventures of self-proclaimed ‘Civil Rights Legend’ Robert ‘Granddad’ Freeman, and his two rambunctious grandsons Huey and Riley. The family has recently moved to an idyllic community in suburban Maryland only to see it taken over by the tyrannical Uncle Ruckus and his bizarre neo-fascist regime. Life under Ruckus turns out to be an everyday struggle to survive.”
McGruder had this to say in a statement:
“There’s a unique opportunity to revisit the world of ‘The Boondocks’ and do it over again for today. It’s crazy how different the times we live in are now – both politically and culturally – more than a decade past the original series and two decades past the original newspaper comic. There’s a lot to say and it should be fun.”
Kevin Reilly, chief content officer for HBO Max and president of TBS, TNT and truTV added:
“Aaron is a gifted visionary whose unique style of storytelling is a welcome voice and we are elated The Freemans are making their thugnificent comeback on HBO Max.”
Are you looking forward to seeing the story of these characters continue in this revival?