The Upshaws

This comedy series follows an African-American working class family from Indiana, as they struggle to make ends meet as they pursue the American dream without a clear path to get there. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Mike Epps as Bernard "Bennie" Upshaw Sr., patriarch of the Upshaw family, Regina's high-school sweetheart and eventual husband. He is an automechanic and the owner of Bennie's Garage. • Wanda Sykes as Lucretia Turner, Regina's rich older sister who has an antagonistic relationship with Bennie. Lucretia is now married to Frank. She travels back and forth between Indiana and Georgia. • Kim Fields as Regina Upshaw (née Turner), the matriarch of the Upshaw family; Bennie Sr's wife and mother to Bernard Jr., Aaliyah, Maya and stepmother to Kelvin. She works as a healthcare manager. • Diamond Lyons as Kelvin Upshaw, Bennie and Tasha's son who is the same age as Aaliyah, who calls Kelvin her "Ghetto Twin". He was conceived when Bennie thought he and Regina were on a break. • Khali Spraggins as Aaliyah Upshaw, Bennie and Regina's eldest daughter • Journey Christine as Maya Upshaw, Bennie and Regina's youngest daughter • Jermelle Simon as Bernard Upshaw Jr., Bennie and Regina's eldest child and only son together. He has a strained relationship with his father, who wasn't there for him until he was 16. Recurring • Gabrielle Dennis as Tasha (seasons 1–2; guest, seasons 3–5), Kelvin's mother • Page Kennedy as Duck (seasons 1–2; guest, season 3), an old friend of Bennie's who also works at his garage. He is recently out of prison and has become a born-again Christian. • Mike Estime as Tony, Bennie's friend and employee • Leonard Earl Howze as Davis, another of Bennie's friends • Dayna Dooley as Sheila (season 2; guest, seasons 1, 3–5), Regina's boss at the hospital • Daria Johns as Savannah, Aaliyah's best friend (seasons 2, 5; guest, seasons 1, 3–4) • Lamont Thompson as Frank, Lucretia's husband (seasons 2, 4–5; guest season 3) • Sharifa Oliver as Monique Robinson, Bernard's ex-girlfriend, mother of their daughter Sydney. She is a police officer. • Ayaammi Sledge as Sydney Robinson (season 2; guest, seasons 1, 3–5), Bernard's daughter • Jessica Morris as Amy, Regina's friend • Dewayne Perkins as Hector (season 2; guest, seasons 1, 3–5), Bernard Jr.'s on again/ off again boyfriend Guest • Kym Whitley as Althea Turner (seasons 2–5), Regina and Lucretia's sister ==Episodes==

Series overview Season 1 (2021) Season 2 (2022–23) Season 3 (2023–24) Season 4 (2025) Season 5 (2026) ==Production==

Development On August 20, 2019, Netflix gave production a series order. The Upshaws is created by Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes who are expected to executive produce alongside Mike Epps, Niles Kirchner, and Page Hurwitz. Push It Productions is the production company involved with producing the series. The series was released on May 12, 2021. On June 24, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a 16-episode second season. The second part of was released on February 16, 2023. On October 26, 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a third season which was released on August 17, 2023. On December 1, 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a fourth season. On June 7, 2024, Netflix renewed the series for a 12-episode fifth and final season. The series is set in Indianapolis, but it is shot in the Old Warner Brothers Studio in California. Casting Upon series order announcement, Sykes and Epps were also cast to star. On December 2, 2020, Gabrielle Dennis, Page Kennedy, Diamond Lyons, Khali Daniya-Renee Spraggins, Jermelle Simon, and Journey Christine were cast in starring roles. ==Reception==

For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 63% based on 8 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 57 out of 100 based on 5 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". ==References==