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Yara Shahidi is one step closer to graduating! The  actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate a crowning achievement for any college student: finishing her thesis. The 22-year-old shared a video on her page, showing her standing in the middle of a snowstorm and all decked out in Harvard merch.

, and Freeform has officially renewed the Emmy-nominated series for a fifth season! Along with the renewal news, the network announced that  star Marcus Scribner will join his TV sister, Yara Shahidi, on the spinoff, reprising his role as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his own journey to being «grown.»Scribner has portrayed the eldest Johnson son throughout the show's seven-season run, which will wrap with the currently airing final season.

Grown-ish will return to Freeform for Season 5 with a familiar face and two new showrunners at the helm.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander (“Russian Doll,” “La Brea”) and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.

Yara Shahidi and Natalie Portman starred in the Dior Beauty Forever New Generation Foundation campaign to launch the brand's new Forever foundation.Taylor Hill rocked red Gymshark leggings while out and about in West Hollywood. Harry Jowsey went viral on social media after Netflix's Instagram account changed their bio telling their followers to flirt with the star.ABG Entertainment and Talent Resources are teaming up to host the Sports Illustrated The Party x Palm Tree Crew with musical performances by Kygo, Jack Harlow, Frank Walker, David Solomon, DJ Irie more at Century Park in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.

A lot of things are changing for our favorite Cal U crew on , and Yara Shahidi couldn't be more excited for fans to see it come together.«I'm excited because this is where the rubber hits the road, and all of the theoretical learning moments and journeys that these kids have been on have become really important and grounded in the fact that they have to figure out what they're about to do with the rest of their lives,» she shares. «I feel like the pending, looming, cloud of graduation gives this part of the season such interesting stakes because there is no messing around, you know? Zoey's had her time where she dropped out but she's always known that she could go back to school and that's always been a very stable place. And so, the fact that that's about to be pulled out from under her leads to really interesting storylines of having to distill what matters.»The second half of this season premieres on Thursday, and it picks up right where the first half left off.

The Cal U crew is back for the remainder of their senior year, and it looks like the shenanigans are in full swing! Freeform dropped the trailer for part two of 's fourth season, and it picks up exactly where fans left off in the September midseason finale, «You Beat Me to the Punch.»The group of eight (still missing is Halle Bailey's Skye as the actress was filming Disney's live-action adaptation of overseas) must deal with the fallout of the explosive events during the luau. Aaron must take accountability for his volatile actions at the party as Zoey finds herself in a familiar position, caught between Luka and Aaron as she attempts to juggle her love life and career in fashion.

 is saying goodbye. On Wednesday, Tracee Ellis Ross took to Instagram to share photos from the show's wrap party and bid a farewell to the series. Ross, who has played family matriarch Rainbow Johnson since the show first premiered in September 2014, wrote that it's «hard to say goodbye» but that she's ending the series with a heart «full of joy and pride.»«It was an honor to go to work every day, to create our hilarious and important show.

Yara Shahidi didn't want the Emmys to get in the way of her school work. Before heading into Sunday's ceremony, the 21-year-old  actress told ET's Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier why she requested to present an award early in the show.«I do fly out tonight to make it to class in time,» the Harvard student, who presented the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award to 's Brett Goldstein, told ET.

The cast of  has never been afraid to focus on the tough subjects through the lens of college students, from unexpected pregnancies to the school-to-prison pipeline. But there's a particular weight that comes with shifting the focus from a wild jaunt in Mexico to the long-time fight against police brutality, white fragility and the countless battles waged by the Black Lives Movement.

Yara Shahidi is getting the best preparation for her role as Tinkerbell, thanks to her co-star, Halle Bailey! The 21-year-old actress chatted with ET's Leanne Aguilera about her transformation for Disney's upcoming live-action film and said, although Bailey hasn't let anything slip about her work as Ariel in the studio's live-action , the two have spoken about their respective roles in the upcoming Disney films.«We've talked about how crazy the motion capture process is of playing characters

It's senior year for the characters of , and big changes are happening. The finish line is in sight for Zoey Johnson and company, but there are plenty of bumps in the road that'll keep everyone on their toes. Yara Shahidi's Zoey has returned to Cal U from her adventures on the road as a professional stylist and she and Aaron are  in sync, romantically. But the same can't be said for the rest of the crew.

Disney is celebrating this year’s Juneteenth with a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi, Chlöe Bailey of Chloe x Halle and rapper YBN Cordae, who is donating his proceeds to students attending historically Black colleges and universities.

Wandavision, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The biggest prize of the night, though, was awarded before any popcorn-shaped trophies were distributed: the red carpet’s best-dressed attendee.

Yara Shahidi's future is looking bright, and it's not just because of the fairy dust! The 21-year-old actress is currently filming the highly anticipated live-action Disney film,. The star landed the iconic role of Tinker Bell in the film and opened up to ET's Katie Krause at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards about the project. «It's been incredible,» Shahidi shared of filming.

Chadwick Boseman continues to be feted following his untimely death and on Sunday, was named the winner of  Best Performance in a Movie at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards. His win for Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was announced by presenter Yara Shahidi who accepted the golden popcorn trophy on his behalf.

Chadwick Boseman was honored with love and appreciation at Sunday'sMTV Movie & TV Awards.

Yara Shahidi.The 21-year-old Grown-ish star made an appearance as a presenter for the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday night in an undeniably cool printed tracksuit from her collection with Adidas Originals — which she styled with a sleek pale yellow corset top and caramel brown pointy-toe pumps.There's no doubt Shahidi knows how to make a tracksuit ready for a star-studded appearance — especially when she accessorized with glittering jewels.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, ABC Signature has acquired the rights to Cole Brown’s critically acclaimed debut book Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World, to develop for television. Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi and her business partner and mother Keri Shahidi will develop the series and executive produce via their 7th Sun Productions, as part of their overall deal with the studio, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Canada is getting a sprinkle of pixie dust.

“Grown-ish” recently began airing the second half its third season.

couldn't be more grateful to have the show «leading the charge» for change.

EXCUSIVE: Freeform has put in development Smoakland, a single-camera comedy from writer Jewel Coronel (The Chi), Zahir McGhee (Scandal), grown-ish star Yara Shahidi and Keri Shahidi’s 7th Sun Productions and ABC Signature, where 7th Sun and McGhee are under deals.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe sixth annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program has added masterclass conversations to this year’s lineup.“Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi, and her business partner and mother Keri Shahidi will discuss the film business, while cinematographers Rachel Morrison and Ellen Kuras will talk about visual storytelling.Held virtually due to the coronavirus, the Through Her Lens program will take place Oct.

Despite low box-office numbers for their latest live-action adaptation, “Mulan,” it seems Disney is moving ahead with a live-action adaptation “Peter Pan and Wendy.” And the film has found its new Tinkerbell in “Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi. READ MORE: Disney Pushes ‘Black Widow’ & ‘West Side Story’ To 2021 As Studio Reshuffles Rest Of 2020 Slate According to Deadline, Shahidi has just been cast to play the new Tinkerbell in the latest adaptation of J.

Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in the studio's live-action, now Yara Shahidi has been tapped to play Tinkerbell in a new take on, ET can confirm.Titled, the live-action take on the boy who wouldn't grow up hails from director David Lowery () and stars newcomers Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson as the titular duo alongside Jude Law as Captain Hook.Shahidi joins the ranks of past Tinks that includes Margaret Kerry (who served as the live-action model for the 1953 animated classic), Julia Roberts

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGrown-ish star Yara Shahidi is expanding her relationship with ABC Studios. Shahidi and her business partner and mother, Keri Shahidi, have signed an exclusive overall deal with the studio behind the hit series to develop and produce scripted and alternative television projects for cable, streaming and broadcast via their newly launched production company 7th Sun.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“grown-ish” star and executive producer Yara Shahidi has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios.As part of the deal, Shahidi is forming a production company with her business partner and mother, Keri Shahidi. The company is called 7th Sun.

Since catapulting into the limelight thanks to her role as Zoey Johnson on ABC’s Blackish and Freeform’s Grownish, Yara Shahidi has gracefully matured into a bright young star and passionate activist.

By Daniel Holloway