In an era when networks are constantly racing to grab whatever intellectual property they can find and reboot, we didn’t think that the 2005-09 UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris would be one of those shows ripe for a reboot. But rebooted it is, into an animated sequel series. Tyler James Williams is too old and too busy on Abbott Elementary to play Young Chris Rock again, but Rock is on board, reprising his roles of executive producer and narrator.
Opening Shot: “Brooklyn, 1987.” Chris Rock intones, “Life is a test. And my biggest test was an actual test, the GED.” We see live-action Young Chris (Tyler James Williams) taking the test.
The Gist:When he goes to dinner with his family and they find out he failed the GED, his mother Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) smacks him “into animation.” As animated Young Chris (Tim Johnson Jr.) rubs his face, his younger brother Drew (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) stays handsomely …