Series synopsis
Kenan is an American comedy family television series that premiered on NBC on February 16, 2021. It ended on January 31, 2022. It stars Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Don Johnson and Kimrie Lewis.
The recently widowed host of Atlanta's No. 2 morning show struggles to balance his job and his young daughters despite all the “help” he gets from his grifter father-in-law and his brother/assistant/manager/house guest.
Premise
The recently widowed host of Atlanta's No. 2 morning show struggles to balance his job and his young daughters despite all the “help” he gets from his grifter father-in-law and his brother/assistant/manager/house guest.
Premise: Raising two kids is a three-man job.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenan Thompson as Kenan
- Chris Redd as Gary
- Don Johnson as Rick
- Kimrie Lewis as Mika
- Dani Lane as Aubrey Williams
- Dannah Lane as Bridget Williams
- Taylor Louderman as Tami
Guest cast
- Fortune Feimster as Pam
- Niccole Thurman as Cori
- Elaine Kao as Ellen
- Santana Dempsey as Jenny
- Hayley Marie Norman as Janay
- Jeff Lewis as Phil
- Charles Emmett as Sitcom Director
- Vincent Rodriguez III as Ron Sherman-Willis
- Stephen Guarino as Van Sherman-Willis
- Sean Thomas Simmons as Travis
- Will Hines as Councilman Berniff
- Daphnique Springs as Lori
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 15, 2021 | December 15, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 10 | February 16, 2021 | April 27, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 9 | January 3, 2022 | January 31, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Christmas Show As the team prepares for the annual Holiday Spectacular, Rick attempts to unseat Tami as the leader of the band and Mika feels her work is unappreciated. Kenan is upset when Gary pursues a new client. |
December 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot A recently-widowed dad tries to raise his kids with his persistent father-in-law. |
February 16, 2021 |
| 2 |
Hard News Kenan, Rick and Gary go to great lengths to uncover what they think is a deep, dark secret Cori was hiding. Mika believes the morning show should cover more hard news stories. |
February 23, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Fourth Hour Kenan struggles with his increased work schedule when "Wake Up With Kenan!" adds a fourth hour. Rick encourages Kenan to get tough and say "no" more often. Gary suspects that Tami has her eye on Kenan's job and takes matters into his own hands. |
March 2, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dating App With Gary’s help, Kenan signs up for a dating app that he might not be ready for while Rick has an interesting date of his own. Mika and Pam strategize to help Tami when she is caught in an unflattering situation by a tabloid photographer. |
January 3, 2022 |
| 2 |
Work Friends Kenan offends Tami when he reveals that he only sees her as a colleague and not as a friend. Gary and Rick encourage Birdie to use TikTok before she’s ready, which lands her in real trouble at school. |
January 3, 2022 |
| 3 |
Those Chops Pop Kenan struggles to define his personal and professional relationship with Mika. Rick searches for his passion and makes an unexpected enemy. |
January 10, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 16, 2021 |
| Last aired | January 31, 2022 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:30:00 |