S1:E5 Today was a Good Day

Original Air Date: Feb 11, 2018

A neighborhood block party brings Brandon, Ronnie, Emmett and Kevin together. Brandon has a confrontation with Ronnie and gets surprised by Jerrika.

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Vulture

"The block party feels lively and pleasant, playing the old-school songs I’ve come to think of as synonymous with these types of gatherings. "

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Cast

Jason Mitchell: Brandon Johnson

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine: Ronnie Davis

Jacob Latimore: Emmett Washington

Alex Hibbert: Kevin Williams

Tiffany Boone: Jerrika Little

Yolonda Ross: Jada Washington

Armando Riesco: Detective Armando Cruz

Steven Williams: Quentin Dickinson

Tyla Abercrumbie: Nina Williams

Ronald L. Conner: Tep

Behzad Dabu: Amir

Tai Davis: Tracy

Chris Lee: Hannibal

Written by

Marcus Gardley

Created by

Lena Waithe

Directed by

Darren Grant

Rating

TVMA

Showtime Advisories

Graphic Language, Adult Content, Violence

Music from this episode

24: Aaron Cohen

Midnight Marauders: Fat Freddy's Drop

Peace: The Roots

Bedouin: Christophe Goze

You Ain't Gang: Lil Bibby

People We Got To Do Better: The Soulmates

The Light: Common

Give Me Somethin (ft. Lisa Shaw): Miguel Migs

Wasted Education 2: Epidemic Sound

Get On Up: Jodeci

5 Seasons, 50 Episodes

Season 5

Emmett & Tiff forge a new path as Tiff grows closer to Rob. Kevin finds love where he least expects it, Jake & Jemma navigate life as a couple and Papa still knows how to get into trouble. Jada looks at life post-cancer and Trig considers a political run.

Season 5
Season 4

Jake, Papa and Kevin must confront the harsh reality of how the world views young, Black men in the aftermath of an act of police brutality. As the three friends reckon with a broken system, the aftershocks ripple across the South Side.

Season 4
Season 3

Emmett tries to alter the way his mother sees him, but Jada is on to her next chapter. Ronnie seeks to transform himself. The Williams family undergoes a seismic shift. Jake must choose between two competing guardians, and Papa finds unlikely love.

Season 3
Season 2

Brandon strives to make his food truck a success. Emmett makes an effort to get custody of his son, guided by Jada. Kevin reckons with the trauma of what he has experienced in his young life. Ronnie attempts to come to terms with killing Brandon’s brother.

Season 2
Season 1

As lives intersect, the people who call the South Side of Chicago home strive to make the right choices and overcome life’s challenges.

Season 1

ADULT CONTENT, GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, NUDITY, VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED.

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