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And it is even more official: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/12/boondocks-reboot-aaron-mcgruder

Re-imagined for today and rebooted. My guess is that Huey and Riley have not aged. Will indeed miss Charlie Murphy as Ed Wuncler.

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R.I.P John Witherspoon. Was hoping he'd be back for the reboot. :'(

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Who will replace John Witherspoon on The Boondocks? How about Jenifer Lewis?

https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/no-one-can-ever-replace-john-witherspoons-grandpa-on-th-1840209941

Aaron McGruder will have to do something about the late Witherspoon's role as Grandad on The Boondocks, which HBO Max has picked up for two seasons. Black-ish star Lewis might be the perfect choice to fill the void left by Witherspoon by playing Grandad's sister.

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