''Reed Between the Lines'' is an American television family sitcom that premiered on October 11, 2011, on
BET
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. The series was renewed for a second season on April 12, 2012. It was later announced in August 2012 that
Tracee Ellis Ross
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She is ...
would not return for the second season and three new cast members ( Charlie Robinson, Michole White, and Tony Rock) would be joining the cast. On September 12, 2013, it was revealed that ''Reed Between the Lines'' had been canceled and that ''Young Man on Campus'' would not be green-lit to series. Malcolm Jamal-Warner confirmed in December 2013 that the second season will not air despite the network completing production on an entire second season in late 2012. The series moved to Centric for a second season which premiered on September 18, 2015.
Premise
The show follows a modern-day blended family as they navigate life's ups and downs with wit and humor. It centers on Dr. Carla Reed, a busy psychologist, wife and mom struggling to balance her job and her happy but chaotic home life.
Cast
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series '' Girlfriends'' (2000–2008) and '' Black-ish'' (2014–2022).
She is ...
as Dr. Carla Reed (Season 1) - Highly successful psychologist who works hard to balance her family and career. She grew up in a solid, middle-class family that valued stability and education. But her perfect world fell apart while she was in college at
Howard University
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; it was then that she found out her father had a secret family. Recently, she has left the kids in Alex's care and relocates to Los Angeles in efforts to pursue her dream job.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series a ...
as Dr. Alex Reed - English professor at
NYU
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
, specializing in twentieth-century American literature. Alex is also a neat freak who loves sports, cooking and fine wines. Born and raised in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Nadji A. Jeter as Keenan Reynolds - He is Kaci's fraternal twin and older by two minutes, a fact that he loves to rub in her face. Like most teenage boys, Keenan likes video games, music and hanging out with his friends. But most of all, he likes to push Kaci's buttons and tease Alexis.
* Zoë Soul as Kaci Reynolds - Typical teenage girl: she loves boys, and talking with her friends— She's also an excellent natural athlete who participates in a number of school activities. She is super-sensitive, emotional and overly dramatic. She's intensely interested in environmental causes. She makes sure Carla and Alex keep their home "green", and is frequently outraged by her family's increasing carbon footprint and wasting resources. She also hates "family time" or anything that involves Keenan. Even though they're close, she competes with him all the time. She knows he purposely tries to get her riled up but, for some reason, she can't ignore him.
* Zoé Hendrix as Alexis Reed
* Melissa De Sousa as Gabriella Jimenez (Season 1)
* Anna Maria Horsford as Ms. Helen Wilson (Season 1; guest in season 2)
* Michole White as Simone Winters (Season 2)
* Tony Rock as Julius Darren (Season 2)
* Charlie Robinson as Monroe Reed (Season 2)
Episodes
''Young Man on Campus''
''Young Man on Campus'' is a
pilot
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ordered by BET that was to be a spin-off of ''Reed Between the Lines''. It starred
Jacob Latimore
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who is cast in the lead role as Jacob Matthews — a precocious 15-year-old who's a sophomore in
physics
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at the fictional
historically black college
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Mount Pleasant University.
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*Dondre Gilliam (born 1977), American football player
*Dondré Whitfield (born 1969), American actor
*Dondre Wright
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,
Vanessa Simmons
Vanessa Jean Simmons (born August 5, 1983) is an American television personality. Her family is featured in the MTV reality show ''Run's House''. She was recently the host and judge of '' Project Runway: Threads''.
Early life
Simmons is the old ...
, Eric D. Hill Jr, and Terri Vaughn were also a part of the cast.