Kenya Barris

Born 1974 · American screenwriter

Kenya Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).

Kenya Barris, in order

1. 2014–17 Black-ish (TV series): directed, wrote · critics 92%, audiences 58% · streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Philo
2. 2017 Girls Trip: wrote · directed by Malcolm D. Lee · critics 91%, audiences 78% · streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max
3. 2018 Grown-ish (TV series): created · audiences 45% · streaming on Disney+, Hulu
4. 2019 Little: produced · directed by Tina Gordon Chism
5. 2019 Mixed-ish (TV series): created · critics 76%, audiences 59% · streaming on Hulu, Roku Channel
6. 2019 Shaft: wrote, produced · directed by Tim Story
7. 2020 The Witches: wrote · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 50%, audiences 32%
8. 2021 Coming 2 America: wrote · directed by Craig Brewer · critics 49%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
9. 2022 Cheaper by the Dozen: wrote · directed by Gail Lerner · critics 36%, audiences 33%
10. 2023 White Men Can't Jump: wrote · directed by Calmatic
11. 2023 You People: directed, wrote, produced · critics 39%, audiences 34% · streaming on Netflix
12. 2024 The Underdoggs: produced · directed by Charles Stone III