Grown-ish No New Friends (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Grown-ish

No New Friends (Season 5, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Junior and his roommate, Zaara, butt heads, causing them to one-up each other in an attempt to prove who is the most chill; Annika surprises Aaron by turning in a TikTok instead of a paper.

Showrunners

Zakiyyah Alexander | Courtney Lilly

Director

Linda Mendoza

Writers

Kenya Barris (created by) | Larry Wilmore (created by) | Melanie Boysaw (written by) | Mariah Rochelle Smith (executive story editor) | Rickey Larke (executive story editor)

Producers

Zakiyyah Alexander | Jonathan Braylock | Courtney Lilly | Tom Ragazzo | Lina Wong (produced by)

Composers

Electric City | Vincent Jones

Cinematographer

Mark Doering-Powell

Editor

Todd Chambers (as Spider Chambers)

Casting Directors

Alexis Frank Koczara | Christine Smith Shevchenko

Production Designer

Kristan Andrews

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 3, 2022

Release date

Aug 3, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 27 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Yara Shahidi Zoey Johnson Zoey Johnson See fewer	Salt (2010)
Marcus Scribner Andre Johnson, Jr. Andre Johnson, Jr. See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Trevor Jackson Aaron Jackson Aaron Jackson See fewer	SuperFly (2018)
Diggy Simmons Doug Edwards Doug Edwards See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Daniella Taylor Kiela Hall (as Daniella Perkins) Kiela Hall (as Daniella Perkins) See fewer	The Thundermans (2013)
Justine Skye Annika Longstreet Annika Longstreet See fewer	When I Consume You (2021)
Tara Raani Zaara Ali Zaara Ali See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Ceyair J Wright Zeke (as Ceyair Wright) Zeke (as Ceyair Wright) See fewer	Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Slick Woods Slick Slick See fewer	Goldie (II) (2019)
Jibre Hordges Ray Ray See fewer	Beyond the Gates (2025)
Eliza Pryor Gina Gina See fewer	Team Kaylie (2019)
Cori Baik Danielle Danielle See fewer	Geek by Night (2016)
John Kahle Student Bouncer Student Bouncer See fewer	Scrubs (2001)
Layne Herrin Too Comfy Guy Too Comfy Guy See fewer	Monsters (2022)
Degas Viena Guy Guy See fewer	9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Camille Cadarette Gal Gal See fewer	Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)
Royal Patel Young Zaara Young Zaara See fewer	Never Have I Ever (2020)
Treychon Carter Gamma / Student (uncredited) Gamma / Student (uncredited) See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Brandon Paul Johnson Game-Time (uncredited) Game-Time (uncredited) See fewer	I Hate My Neighbor! (2019)