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ABC eyeing 'Black-ish' spinoff starring Yara Shahidi

By Wade Sheridan
Yara Shahidi attending the 43rd annual People's Choice Awards on January 18. ABC is considering a spinoff of "Black-ish" starring Shahidi. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 2 | Yara Shahidi attending the 43rd annual People's Choice Awards on January 18. ABC is considering a spinoff of "Black-ish" starring Shahidi. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- ABC is in early talks for a spinoff of their hit comedy series Black-ish which would star Yara Shahidi.

According to Deadline, series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris is developing the project, and if greenlit, will be introduced through a spring episode of the sitcom.

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The spinoff would follow Shahidi who portrays oldest daughter Zoey Johnson as she heads off to college.

Recently, the character of Zoey has been applying to college and using her fashion sense into having a successful internship at Teen Vogue.

Black-ish now airing its third season, airs Wednesday's at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

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