Chris Rock, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold Set For ‘Everybody Still Hates Chris’ Animated Revival
The cast of Everybody Still Hates Chris, the animated revival of Everybody Hates Chris has been revealed, and includes some faces familiar to the franchise. Chris Rock, Terry Crews, and Tichina Arnold are all set to return for the new take on the sitcom, per Variety. Each is set to reprise their original roles, with Rock narrating, and Crews and Arnold leading as the young comedian’s parents.
Additionally, new cast members include Tim Johnson Jr. as the titular character, Ozioma Akagha as Rock’s little sister Tonya, Terrence Little Gardenhigh voicing his brother Drew, and Gunnar Sizemore taking on Greg, Chris’s only friend at school.
“I’m very excited to introduce the world to another funny side of my childhood,” relayed the 59-year-old in a statement.
The cartoon was first announced in August 2022, and greenlit by MTV Entertainment Studios to run on Paramount+ and Comedy Central. Rock, as well as Sanjay Shah, Ali LeRoi, Michael Rotenberg, and Dave Becky, will executive produce the series, as he did with the original sitcom.
“A reimagining of this groundbreaking, critically acclaimed series has been a source of creative discussions at our studio for a long time,” detailed George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS at the time.
“It’s exciting to join forces with 3 Arts and the comedic genius of Chris Rock as he expands on his vision of the original show in this innovative new format. This also marks another significant in-house collaboration for CBS with Chris McCarthy and our valued partners at MTV Entertainment Studios as we jointly support this marquee series for Paramount+ and Comedy Central.”
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