‘Young Love’ Creator Matthew A. Cherry On Creating An “Unapologetically Black” Animated Series For Viewers Of All Ages
deadline.comJust four years after winning an Academy Award for his illustrated book turned short film, Hair Love, creator Matthew A. Cherry has styled up a 12-episode expansion that further beautifies the world of the animated six-minute short.
Set two months after the events of Hair Love, Young Love shines light and love on the joys, struggles, and occasional existential crises that can arise while trying to balance parenthood and a steady career.
Through the viewpoint of the Young-Love family members, Angela Young (Issa Rae), a natural hair blogger and stylist, who is trying to get her groove back after her cancer falls into remission, her partner Stephen Love (Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi), a passionate music producer and their bright daughter Zuri Young-Love (Brooke Monroe Conaway) audiences can get a relatable feel as they navigate the ups and downs of their personal and professional lives in West Side, Chicago.
Below, Cherry talks to Deadline about why he decided to make Young Love an all inclusive series about social inequalities, parenthood and struggling millennials. DEADLINE: The tone of the Young Love series is different from the previous short, Hair Love.
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