Grown-ish Certified Lover boy (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Grown-ish

Certified Lover boy (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Junior finds himself the center of attention when he's awarded five stars on Cal U's infamous "D List," prompting timely conversations about objectification and hookup culture among the crew.

Showrunners

Zakiyyah Alexander | Courtney Lilly

Director

Talia Osteen

Writers

Kenya Barris (created by) | Larry Wilmore (created by) | Craig Doyle (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 Sep 7, 2022

Release date

Sep 7, 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

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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)
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