''Family Reunion'' is an American

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created by Meg DeLoatch that was released via

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on July 10, 2019. In September 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 5, 2021. Part 4 was released on August 26, 2021. In October 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season, Part 5, which premiered on October 27, 2022.

Premise

''Family Reunion'' follows a family of six who move from

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for the McKellan Family Reunion and decide to stay to be closer to their family.

Cast and characters

Main

Tia Mowry Tia Mowry is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Or ...

as Cocoa McKellan, a mother of five (as of Season 3) who believes in new-age parenting and sometimes is very sassy but still loves her kids. Her full name is Nicole Joie McKellan. *

Anthony Alabi Anthony Alabi (; born February 16, 1981) is an American actor and former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian. Alabi has ...

as Moz McKellan, Cocoa's husband and a former Seahawks

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. His full name is Moses Deuteronomy McKellan. *Talia Jackson as Jade McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's eldest daughter *Isaiah Russell-Bailey as Shaka McKellan (seasons 1–2); Cocoa and Moz's older son. In season 3 (also known as Part 5) he attends boarding school and does not appear. *Cameron J. Wright as Mazzi McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's younger son. *Jordyn Raya James as Ami McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's youngest daughter. Her full name is Amelia Nicole McKellan *

Loretta Devine Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and voice actor. She is known for numerous roles across stage and screen. Her most high profile roles include Lorrell Robinson in the original Broadway production of '' Dreamg ...

as M'Dear, Moz's Deep Southern old-fashioned church-going mother. Her full name is Amelia Louise Williams McKellan.

Recurring

Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film '' Shaft'', and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2 ...

as Jebidiah McKellan, M'Dear's husband for 43 years and Moz's father who is also a pastor. *Warren Burke as Daniel, Moz's brother * Lexi Underwood as Ava, Jade's friend from church (season 1) *Naomi Grace as Genevieve, Jade's friend from school *Lindsey Da Sylveira as Mikayla, Jade's nemesis *

Telma Hopkins Telma Louise Hopkins (born October 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn, which had several number-one songs. She also performed on the CBS variety ...

as Maybelle, M'Dear's sister *Lance Alexander as Elvis, a family friend of the McKellan family who also has a crush on Jade *Journey Carter as Renee, one of Jade's friends *Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw, Jr. as Tyson, Moz and Cocoa's nephew and Maureen's son (season 3) *Legend and Legacy Jordan as Skye McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's lastborn son, Jade, Shaka, Mazzi and Ami's youngest sibling, Daniel and Grace's nephew and M'Dear and Grandpa's fifth grandchild

Guest stars

Erica Ash Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom '' Survivo ...

as Grace, Moz and Daniel's sister * Charlie Wilson as Himself * Tyler Cole as Royale (season 1) * Mark Curry as Principal Glass (seasons 1–2), the principal of

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou ( ; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and ...

Magnet School *

Amanda Detmer Amanda Jeannette Detmer is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in 1999 comedy film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and later had a supporting role in ''Final Destination''. In early 2000s, Detmer had starring r ...

as Haven Sheeks *

Jaleel White Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom '' Family Matters''. The character was originally intended to be a one-time guest appearance on the show; however, he ...

as Eric *

Tempestt Bledsoe Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–92). In December ...

as Katrina *Noah Alexander Gerry as Drew, Jade's crush (season 1) *DeLon Shaw as Missy, Jade's friend at school *

Jackée Harry Jacqueline Yvonne Harry (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality. She is known for her starring roles as Sandra Clark, the nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the NBC TV series ''227'' ...

as Aunt Dot, M'Dear and Maybelle's sister (seasons 1, 3) *

Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay Oldham; May 27, 1961) is an American actress. She portrayed Roz Doyle in the television series '' Frasier'' and Kim Keeler in the ABC Family television drama ''Make It or Break It''. She is due to reprise the role of Ro ...

as Daphne, Cocoa's mother (season 2) *

Rome Flynn Rome Trumain Flynn (born November 25, 1991) is an American actor, model and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Zende Forrester Dominguez on the CBS daytime drama ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award ...

as Tony Olsen (seasons 1, 3) *

Kenya Moore Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur. She is best known for winning the Miss USA pageant in 1993 and being a main cast member on Bravo's reality ser ...

as Herself (season 2) *

Candiace Dillard Bassett Candiace Dillard Bassett (; born December 14, 1986), is an American singer-songwriter, television personality and actress. She is recognized for winning Miss United States in 2013 and starring in ''The Real Housewives of Potomac'' since 2018. In ...

as Sunita Chanel (season 2) *

Brandi Glanville Brandi Lynn Glanville (formerly Cibrian, born November 16, 1972) is an American television personality. She is best known for appearing on the reality television series ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (2011–2016) and seasons two and ...

as Heidi (season 2) *Akira Akbar as Brooke, Shaka's friend at school (season 2) *

Bruce Bruce Bruce Church (born February 9, 1965), better known as Bruce Bruce, is an American actor and stand-up comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in The Bluff. He was the host of BET's ''ComicView'' and has appeared in various stand-up comedy ...

as Brother Davis (season 2) *

Willie Gault Willie James Gault (born September 5, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the ...

as Himself (season 2) *

Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, as seen in ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. ...

as Miss Karen (season 2) * Tahj Mowry as Mr. Dean (season 2) *Bella Podaras as Kelly-Ann (season 2) *

Monique Coleman Adrienne Monique Coleman (born November 13, 1980) is an American actress known for her role in Disney's ''High School Musical'' movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Early life and education Adrienne Monique Coleman was born in Orangebu ...

as Ebony (season 2) *Jadah Marie as Morgan, Shaka's girlfriend (season 2) *

Ariel Martin Ariel Rebecca Martin (born November 22, 2000), known professionally as Baby Ariel, is an American social media personality known for her videos on the social media platform musical.ly (now known as TikTok). She was recognized as one of the most ...

as Jinji Starr (season 2) * Essence Atkins as Maureen, Cocoa's paternal half-sister (season 3) *

Lela Rochon Lela Rochon Staples (born April 17, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film ''Waiting to Exhale''. She also had notable roles in the films ''Harlem Nights'' (1989), ''Boomerang ...

as Dr. Turner (season 3) * Rachel True as Cheryl, Cocoa's cousin (season 3) *

Wendy Raquel Robinson Wendy Raquel Robinson is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as high school principal Regina "Piggy" Grier on The WB comedy sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show'' (1996–2002), and as sports agent Tasha Mack on The CW/ BET/Paramo ...

as Joyce, Tony’s mother and Maybelle's mother-in-law (season 3) *

Robert Ri'chard Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles as Arnaz Ballard on the UPN sitcom '' One on One'' and Bobby Walker on the Nickelodeon sitcom '' Cousin Skeeter''. Early life Ri'chard wa ...

as Vic (season 3)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019–20)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2022)

Production

Development

On October 17, 2018, it was announced that

had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of twenty episodes. The series was created by Meg DeLoatch who was also expected to executive produce. Production began in Los Angeles. The first part was released on July 10, 2019. On September 17, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season consisting of sixteen episodes. It was also announced that there will be a holiday special that was released on December 9, 2019 and the nine extra season 1 episodes were released on January 20, 2020. The second season premiered on April 5, 2021. Part 4 was released on August 26, 2021. On October 18, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a 10-episode third and final season. The third season premiered on October 27, 2022.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Cameron J. Wright, and Jordyn James had been cast in series regular roles.

Reception

The review aggregation website

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reported a 67% approval rating for the series, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. On March 24, 2021, the series won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards.

References

External links

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