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The Upshaws Part 5 This April; Max Orders Noah Wyle Medical Drama

One family. No boundaries. The Upshaws are coming back, Part 5 premieres April 18, only on Netflix! Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family - wife Regina (Kim Fields), their two young daughters (Khali Spraggins, Journey Christine) and firstborn son (Jermelle Simon), the teenage son (Diamond Lyons) he fathered with another woman (Gabrielle Dennis) -- and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law (Wanda Sykes), all without a blueprint for success. But the Upshaws are determined to make it work, and make it to the next level, together.

Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes and starring Mike Epps (Bennie Upshaw), Wanda Sykes (Lucretia Turner), Kim Fields (Regina Upshaw), Diamond Lyons (Kelvin Upshaw), Khali Spraggins (Aaliyah Upshaw), Jermelle Simon (Bernard Upshaw), Gabrielle Dennis (Tasha Lewis), and Journey Christine (Maya Upshaw). 6 episodes will air in part five.

Max has given a 15-episode, straight-to-series order for The Pitt, a new drama starring and executive produced by five-time Emmy(R) Award nominee Noah Wyle (ER, The Librarian franchise, Falling Skies). Emmy(R) nominee R. Scott Gemmill (NCIS: Los Angeles, ER, JAG) will serve as showrunner of the new series, from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The Pitt is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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