Young Love

Young Love is a 12-episode animated series that expands on the family introduced in the Academy Award-winning short film, Hair Love. The short was ordered to a series by HBO Max in July 2020.

Creator Matthew A. Cherry will showrun the series with Carl Jones, the animation creative best known for The Boondocks and Black Dynamite; Blue Key Entertainment's Monica A. Young, who produced Hair Love, will executive produce the streaming service's new show alongside Lion Forge Animation's David Steward II and Carl Reed.

Plot
Filled with comedy and heart, Young Love is an honest look into the world of the Young family. Where Hair Love explored the relationship between an African American father and his daughter, Zuri, as he does her hair for the first time, Young Love fleshes out the story of that family, as millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri, and her pet cat Rocky juggle their careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues, and multi-generational dynamics all while striving to make a better life for themselves.

Cast and characters

 * Issa Rae as Angela Young
 * Stephen Young
 * Zuri Young
 * Rocky