11 Bingeworthy Black TV Shows To Watch In 2022
With the help of black creators, actors, actresses and artists, black television has expanded over the years with stories that not only entertain us, but has brought major inspiration and reflection into our lives that continue to normalize the black experience. Over the years there has been an increase in black production with ideas to reclaim the representation of the black community while addressing the issues we continue to deal with today. Black television has grown and will continue to cultivate change for the next generations to come. Here are 11 black tv shows that are worth the watch in 2022.
1. Bel-Air : The 90's reboot follows the journey of a street smart teen who's life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of South Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA's wealthiest suburbs.
*Stream on Peacock TV
2. All American: Homecoming : The series follows the journeys of Simone Hicks, a tennis player from Beverly Hills and elite baseball player Damon Sims from Chicago as they navigate their lives at an HBCU college.
*Stream on The CW and Hulu
3. Atlanta: The series follows Earn and his cousin Alfred as they make their way into the world through the rap scene. Along the way they come face to face with social and economic issues touching on race, relationships, poverty, status, and parenthood.
*Stream on FX and Hulu
4. Top Boy: Two London drug dealers "Dushane" and "Sully"create their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.
*Stream on Netflix
5. Abbott Elementary: The series follows a group of teachers brought together in one of the worst public schools in the country, simply because they love teaching.
*Stream on Abc and Hulu
6. Insecure: The series follows the experiences of modern-day African-American women with stories from the perspective of two female protagonists, Issa and Molly, who have been best friends since their college days at Stanford.
*Stream on HBO Max
7. Snowfall: The series takes place in 1980's Los Angeles in the lives of people who are responsible and affected by the crack epidemic in the major cities of the United States.
*Stream on Hulu and FX
8. Power book II : Ghost : The series follows Tariq navigating his new life when the desire to cancel his father's legacy comes up against pressure to save his family. Tariq gets entangled in the affairs of the infamous Tejada family, adding more complications as he tries to balance his drug business with his education, love life, family affairs and law enforcement.
*Stream on Starz
9. Our Kind of People: The series follows a single mom who risks it all and moves her family to a vineyard with hopes of taking her natural hair care line to the next level by infiltrating the African American elite in Oak Bluffs.
*Stream on Fox and Hulu
10: The Wonder Years: The 90's sitcom reboot follows the story of a 12-year-old Black boy and his family in Montgomery,Alabama in the late 1960's.
*Stream on Abc and Hulu
11: Grown-ish: The series follows Zoey and her friends as they must navigate through the trials and tribulations of adulthood. Zoey discovers that once she leaves the nest, things do not always go her way.
*Stream on Freeform and Hulu