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Oct. 5, 2020 SEASON PREMIRE THE JOHNSONS FACE THE QUARANTINE LOCKDOWN ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC’S ‘BLACK-ISH,’ WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 “Hero Pizza” – The season premiere of “black-ish” takes us to the beginning of the global pandemic for the Johnsons. As a first responder, Bow receives her family’s praise for her work, with Junior being her biggest fan. But over time, the family loses their enthusiasm, and Bow discovers someone in her house is breaking the quarantine lockdown rules. Meanwhile, Dre tries to convince everyone that he too is an essential worker, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 (9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Episodes can also be viewed on demand and on Hulu. Judy Reyes (“Scrubs”) and Parminder Nagra (“ER”) guest star as Dr. Laurie and Dr. Wen, respectively. “Hero Pizza” was written by Marquita J. Robinson and directed by Todd Biermann. The series stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Jenifer Lewis as Ruby, Peter Mackenzie as Mr. Stevens, Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy, Jeff Meacham as Josh and Katlyn Nichol as Olivia. ABC’s “black-ish” was created by Kenya Barris and is executive produced by Barris, Courtney Lilly, Laura Gutin Peterson, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok. The series is produced by ABC Signature, which is a part of Disney Television Studios, alongside 20th Television and Touchstone Television. ABC Media Relations Nicole Balgemino [email protected] Tracey Raftery [email protected] Photography and video available at www.wdtvpress.com. For more information on “black-ish,” visit ABC.com. Follow ABC Publicity on Twitter and Instagram. Follow @blackishabc (#blacKish) on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. -- ABC – .