grown-ish Season 1

Right now you can watch grown-ish Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Yara Shahidi — stay for everyone else around them. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

grown-ish Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The jokes in grown-ish Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of grown-ish includes 13 episodes. It aired from January 2018 to March 2018. This season stars Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson and Francia Raísa. Yara Shahidi and Trevor Jackson lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. Grown-ish Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, grown-ish Season 1 respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Yara Shahidi's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.