Cartoon Network announced that Aaron McGruder’s award-winning, politically charged comic strip, The Boondocks, will premiere on Oct. 2 at 11 p.m. (ET, PT) on its [adult swim] late-night block. McGruder serves as creator and exec producer on the show, which is produced by Rebel Base and Hudlin Ent. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Fifteen episodes are in production.
Regina King (Miss Congeniality 2, Ray) has signed on to voice streetwise brothers Huey Freeman and Riley Freeman, who are sent to live in a rural town with their cantankerous grandfather, voiced by John Witherspoon (Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next). Other regular voices will be provided by Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911), Gary Anthony Williams (Malcolm in the Middle), Gabby Soleil (Johnson Family Vacation) and Jill Talley (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie). Guest spots will include Mos Def (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), Ed Asner (Elf) and Charlie Murphy (Chappelle’s Show).
[adult swim] airs Saturday through Thursday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), and features such toon favorites as Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
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