created by "black-ish"s kenya barris, the series is produced by khalabo ink society, wilmore films, cinema gypsy productions and principato-young entertainment, with anthony anderson, brian dobbins, and helen sugland acting as executive producers. freeform officially ordered 13 episodes of the spin-off in may 2017, and it premiered on january 3, 2018. in january 2018, freeform renewed the series for a second season of 21 episodes and it premiered on january 2, 2019. in february 2019, freeform renewed the series for a third season which premiered on january 16, 2020. in january 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season.