Everybody Still Hates Chris

Everybody Still Hates Chris is an American animated sitcom based on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. It was developed by its showrunner, Sanjay Shah. Everybody Still Hates Chris premiered on September 25, 2024 on Comedy Central. It picks up where the original series ended and it tells the story of comedian Chris Rock's childhood and adolescence in Brooklyn, New York, during the 1980s.

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Everybody Still Hates Chris
Genre	Animated sitcom
Based on	Everybody Hates Chris created by Chris Rock & Ali LeRoi
Developed by	Sanjay Shah
Showrunner	Sanjay Shah
Voices of	Chris Rock Terry Crews Tichina Arnold Terrence Little Gardenhigh Ozioma Akagha Gunnar Sizemore Tim Johnson Jr.
Narrated by	Chris Rock
Music by	Frank Ciampi
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Chris Rock Sanjay Shah Ali LeRoi Michael Rotenberg Dave Becky Chris Prynoski Shannon Prynoski Antonio Canobbio Ben Kalina
Producers	Terry Crews Tichina Arnold Tyler James Williams (episode 1)
Editor	Ryan Scott Wick
Running time	21 minutes
Production companies	Titmouse, Inc. CR Enterprises Sanjay Shah Productions 3 Arts Entertainment CBS Eye Animation Productions MTV Entertainment Studios
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25) – present

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In March 2021, an animated series was announced to be in development with Chris Rock returning as narrator.^[1] Four months later, Sanjay Shah, executive producer and co-showrunner of Central Park, was reported to be writing and producing the animated series.^[2] Shah initially turned down the project until he learned that it would be animated,^[3] a format which allowed for new comedic opportunities.^[4][5] According to Shah, "I would not have pursued this if it was a live-action reboot, it was the animated part that was appealing."^[4] He recruited writers from the original show as well as new writers, for a multitude of perspectives.^[3]

In August 2022, it was reported the animated series would be titled Everybody Still Hates Chris.^[6] The series is a revival and picks up where the Everybody Hates Chris finale left off.^[7] In June 2024, casting was announced with Rock, Crews and Arnold reprising their roles, and new additions including Tim Johnson Jr. as Young Chris, Ozioma Akagha as Tonya, Terrence Little Gardenhigh as Drew, and Gunnar Sizemore as Greg due to the original actors who had played them have since grown up.^[8][9] Jackée Harry, Tisha Campbell, Ernest Lee Thomas, Antonio Fargas, Kevontay Jackson, Jacqueline Mazzarella, Jeris Lee Poindexter, Paul Ben-Victor, Mike Estime, Earthquake, Mikey Kelley and Loretta Devine would also reprise their character roles as voice actors in the animated series as well.

Rock and Shah did not want to proceed on the new project without the involvement of Crews and Arnold, who also serve as producers.^[3] The actors were happy to reprise their roles,^[10] both feeling that the original show still had stories to tell.^[7] Crews was initially hesitant to join the animated series due to concerns about how his character would look, although he was ultimately satisfied with the design.^[3]

The series received a 20-episode order, and premiered on Comedy Central on September 25, 2024,^[3] with a Paramount+ release expected at a later date.^[8]