
In the meantime, the development of the TV series continued. The former goal was met first, and The Boondocks debuted in newspapers in April 1999. Following these runs, McGruder began simultaneously pitching The Boondocks as both a syndicated comic strip and an animated television series. The strip later found its way into The Source magazine. The Boondocks began as a comic strip on, one of the first music websites. Īaron McGruder (pictured in 2002) creator of the series. Each season is set to consist of twelve episodes.

On September 18, 2019, it was announced that HBO Max had picked up the reboot with a two-season order. On June 12, 2019, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation would be producing a reboot of the television series set to premiere in 2022 with McGruder's involvement John Witherspoon was also attached to the project to reprise his role as Robert Freeman before his passing on October 29, 2019. The series also has aired in syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media. The series ended on Jwith a total of 55 episodes over the course of the show's four seasons, the last of which was produced without any involvement from McGruder. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, social classes, stereotypes, viewpoints and racialized identities provides for much of the series' satire, comedy, and conflict. The show focuses on a dysfunctional black family, the Freemans, settling into the fictional, friendly and overall white suburb of Woodcrest. The series premiered on November 6, 2005. It is based upon his comic strip of the same name. The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom created by Aaron McGruder for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cowan (season 1)Īdelaide Productions Rebel Base Productions (seasons 1–3) Studio Mir (season 4)ĭong Woo Animation (season 1) JM Animation (season 1) Moi Animation (seasons 2–3)Ĭartoon Network ( Adult Swim) Teletoon ( Teletoon at Night) (episodes 29 and 30) Animax (Japan) Cowan Carl JonesĪyub Dahir Kim Brian Ash Denys Cowan (season 1) Bryan J. Metaphor the Great Jabril Battle Jonathan JacksonĪaron McGruder (seasons 1–3) Reginald Hudlin (seasons 1–2) Rodney Barnes Brian J.

Regina King John Witherspoon Gary Anthony Williams Cedric Yarbrough Jill Talley Gabby Soleil (seasons 1–3) Kiarah Pollas (season 4)
