The Men Of Bounce TV’s ‘Johnson’ Dish On Their Fourth Season

Bounce TV’s hit collection, Johnson, created by, produced by, and starring Black males is BACK for a fourth season and BOSSIP’s acquired unique deets on what’s to come back.

As beforehand reported, the American comedy-drama tv collection created by Deji LaRay and government produced by Cedric The Entertainer that returned Saturday, August 3 at 8 is following 4 mates with the identical final identify as they navigate life, love, and the hardships and hijinks in between.

 

The collection shot in Atlanta stars LaRay, Thomas Q. Jones, Philip Smithey, and Derrex Brady in addition to D.L. Hughley and Earthquake, and touches on hot-button subjects together with race, psychological well being, classism, and the ever-evolving relationship dynamics between women and men.

 

Forward of the present’s premiere, Deji LaRay instructed BOSSIP’s Managing Editor Dani Canada that season 4 is staying true to its roots and mixing comedy with the drama of relatable conditions that Black males face.

 

“The style of this present is actual life,” mentioned LaRay. “Individuals undergo issues and they are often severe, they are often heartbreaking, or out of the blue one thing’s humorous and also you simply begin cracking up, you begin laughing.

“Life is like that, it’s unpredictable. And so, we didn’t need to simply sort of put the present in a field of 1 explicit style, we wished each scene to really feel totally different to have the totally different emotional tone, and I believe we’ve been fairly profitable at that, however we additionally need to be certain we go away the viewers with one thing.

It may very well be one thing that’s simply genuinely humorous, it may be info that they didn’t know, it could go away you feeling impressed, we speak about so many points that face black males and black ladies on the present; divorce, psychological well being, pursuing a specific occupation, we have now classism subjects on the present, generational conflicts on the present.”

He additionally made certain to present props to the comedians/ Hollywood pioneers who seem on the present to supply some brevity.

“Shout out to Earthquake and DL [Hughley] and Cedric, these are three giants who’ve paved the best way for us and blessed us with their skills, you realize, on the present and we present respect to those guys. These are folks that audiences know, these are individuals who we grew up watching and respecting and loving and to have them on the present and to have the ability to present form of generational, variations, and conflicts and have them pour into us on the present; I believe is a superb illustration of how I sort of view what’s necessary in actual life too. It’s about studying from the individuals who got here earlier than you, who paved the best way as nicely.”

He continued,

“There’s numerous totally different subjects, much more social subjects that we hit on. In Johnson season 4, we’re positively going to maintain that going, but it surely’s so entertaining on the similar time that it’s not preachy. We take care of it in very intelligent methods however the goal is all the time to go away the viewers feeling one thing and taking one thing from the present or the characters.”

Elsewhere within the dialog, Phillip Smithey dished on his character Keith’s evolution.

Keith who’s recognized for being the extra humorous of the Johnsons is evolving right into a extra severe character as he prepares for marriage and different milestones in his life.

In accordance with Smithey, it’s an honor to play somebody whose grown considerably from season to season and he believes that his personal life mirrors that of the character.

“Keith positively has skilled an unimaginable evolution from season one as much as season 4,” Smithey instructed Managing Editor Dani Canada. “As soon as once more, I mentioned that artwork imitates life in a way on this present. When this present began, we began filming season one throughout the pandemic and for myself, this was a really God-sent alternative to participate in an unimaginable storyline to painting an unimaginable character, and to develop myself as an actor and an artist.”

“I’ve seen that development mirrored in Keith’s character because the seasons progress, as I get higher as an actor, as an artist, as a accomplice,” he added.”I’m seeing these items mirrored within the storyline and so I felt my very own private evolution within the evolution of Keith as a personality, and I do suppose Keith has a lot extra company. Now, he has a lot extra confidence, he’s discovered this accomplice who he’s grown to like. And I believe with that love he’s actually deciding that he needs different issues. You need to create a legacy, you need to create safety, you need to create a future. And I believe that’s numerous what Johnson, as a narrative talks about, is, how do these, how do these painting Black males as they create future and legacy and success for themselves. And what does that imply in these particular person methods?”

He continued,

“That’s one thing that clearly all people needs to grasp for themselves and discover, and it’s actually cool to see how Keith has grown and began to take management. Of his lifetime of the issues he needs to have and to convey voice to these issues that matter to him. And I really feel myself doing the identical simply watching this story progress and evolve, and it’s enjoyable to do. And so, I hope that sooner or later seasons, we create a story the place Keith turns into a multi-millionaire as a result of I’d like to see that additionally mirrored and mirrored in life as nicely.”

New episodes of Johnson air on Saturdays at 8/7 c on Bounce TV.

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Johnson is produced in partnership with Eric C. Rhone and Cedric The Entertainer’s A Hen & A Bear Leisure in addition to Deji LaRay (the present’s creator), and Thomas Q. Jones’ Midnight Prepare Productions. LaRay and Jones function showrunners and government producers; Rhone, Cedric The Entertainer, and Reesha L. Archibald function government producers.