Behind the scenes
Summary
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 73Audiences 61GoodWatch 68
Time to watch it all
13 h
36 episodes, about 22 min each
An episode a night: about 5 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+29
First aired
2019
September 24, 2019
Ended 2021
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking62 people
Tracee Ellis RossBow Johnson36 episodes
Arica HimmelBow Johnson36 episodes
Tika SumpterAlicia Johnson36 episodes
Mark-Paul GosselaarPaul Johnson36 episodes
Ethan William ChildressJohan Johnson36 episodes
Mykal-Michelle HarrisSantamonica Johnson36 episodes
Gary ColeHarrison Johnson36 episodes
Christina AnthonyDenise23 episodes
Isabel MyersRebecca11 episodes
TriniteeTamika10 episodes- PDPaulet Del CastilloMicaela10 episodes
Caitlin KimballMrs. Collins6 episodes
John GemberlingGriff5 episodes
Luca LuhanBryce3 episodes- PDPaulet Del CastillaMicaela2 episodes
Nate SmithJack2 episodes
Anthony AndersonDre Johnson2 episodes
Beth LackeBarbara2 episodes
Bob ClendeninPrincipal Taylor2 episodes
Carlease BurkeShireen2 episodes
Laurence FishburnePops Johnson1 episode
Marcus ScribnerAndre Johnson Jr.1 episode
Miles BrownJack Johnson1 episode
Marsai MartinDiane Johnson1 episode
Directing · 17
- Anton Cropper Director, Executive Producer
- Michael Spiller Director
- Todd Biermann Director
- Shiri Appleby Director
- Anu Valia Director
- Matt Sohn Director
Writing · 10
- Jesse Esparza Writer
- Andrew Ti Writer
- Spencer Taylor Writer
- Helen Krieger Writer
- Pete Chatmon Writer
- Melanie Kirschbaum Writer
Production · 34
- Tracee Ellis Ross Executive Producer, Story, Creator
- Kenya Barris Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay, Creator
- Peter Saji Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Creator
- Rachelle Williams Producer, Director, Writer
- Karin Gist Executive Producer, Writer
- Chuck Hayward Supervising Producer, Writer
Camera · 2
- Troy Smith Director of Photography
- Rob Sweeney Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Seth Clark Editor
- Thomas M. Bolger Editor
- Jamie Conklin Editor
Tropes
mixed-ish episodes
2 seasons · 36 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Becoming Bow, 7.2
- S1 E2 The Warrior, 7.5
- S1 E3 Let Your Hair Down, 7.8
- S1 E4 Love Is a Battlefield, 8.0
- S1 E5 All She Wants to Do Is Dance, 7.9
- S1 E6 Girls Just Want to Have Fun, 7.8
- S1 E7 Puttin' on the Ritz, 7.7
- S1 E8 Weird Science, 7.9
- S1 E9 Papa Don't Preach, 8.0
- S1 E10 Do They Know It's Christmas?, 7.9
- S1 E11 When Doves Cry, 7.8
- S1 E12 It's Tricky, 7.9
- S1 E13 Pride (In the Name of Love), 7.8
- S1 E14 True Colors, 7.8
- S1 E15 This Charming Man, 7.7
- S1 E16 She Works Hard for the Money, 7.8
- S1 E17 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, 7.9
- S1 E18 Parents Just Don't Understand, 7.8
- S1 E19 Doctor! Doctor!, 7.7
- S1 E20 Bad Boys, 7.8
- S1 E21 Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, 7.1
- S1 E22 Every Little Step, 7.5
- S1 E23 You Got It All, 7.7
- S2 E1 Sweet Child O' Mine, 7.4
- S2 E2 Brand New Funk, 7.3
- S2 E3 On My Own, 7.6
- S2 E4 Livin' on a Prayer, 7.5
- S2 E5 My Prerogative, 7.6
- S2 E6 Just the Two of Us, 7.7
- S2 E7 You Give Love a Bad Name, 8.0
- S2 E8 She's a Bad Mama Jama, 7.7
- S2 E9 Material Girl, 8.0
- S2 E10 You Dropped a Bomb On Me, 7.7
- S2 E11 Tainted Love, 7.7
- S2 E12 Walk This Way, 8.0
- S2 E13 Forever Young, 7.8
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