

Comedy · Drama
Overview
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
Top Cast


Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey
Gina
Melanie Lynskey
Gina


Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis
Mack
Nelsan Ellis
Mack


Armani Jackson
Armani Jackson
Clark
Armani Jackson
Clark


Oona Laurence
Oona Laurence
Ambrosia
Oona Laurence
Ambrosia


Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo
Helena
Janeane Garofalo
Helena


Nadia Dajani
Nadia Dajani
Maya
Nadia Dajani
Maya


Veanne Cox
Veanne Cox
Sarita
Veanne Cox
Sarita


Miranda McKeon
Miranda McKeon
Julie
Miranda McKeon
Julie


Julie Hays
Julie Hays
Dean Maureen
Julie Hays
Dean Maureen


David Ebert
David Ebert
Tom
David Ebert
Tom
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