BLINDSPOTTING
An adaptation and continuation of the 2018 film of the same name, and created by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, “Blindspotting” is an American comedy-drama television series that follows the tale after Ashley’s partner of 12 years and father of their son, Miles, is suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic and humorous existential crisis when she’s forced to move in with Miles’ mother and half-sister, the first season premiered on Sunday, June 13, 2021, on Starz.
Picking up after the events of the film, with Miles newly locked up, the series finds Ashley and her young son reluctantly moving in with his mother and half-sister, curtailing Ashley’s dreams of upward mobility and magnifying the dislocation she feels: Facing the unknown without her partner for the first time since their youth has Ashley feeling like a stranger in her own hometown.
Then someone starts bumping Mac Dre, launching the neighborhood into an impromptu dance-along, and when the opening line drops, even Ashley is swept up in an energy she didn’t realize she missed:
Hello everybody, I’d like to introduce you to the Thizzle Dance…
Where can I watch “Blindspotting”?
Exclusively available for streaming on Starz. You can also watch the show on Amazon Prime (Cancel Anytime), and Vudu.