Kenya Barris' #BlackAF won't be back for season two as he talks about exiting ...

Kenya Barris' #BlackAF won't be back for season two as he talks about exiting ...
Kenya Barris' #BlackAF won't be back for season two as he talks about exiting ...

Kenya Barris' Netflix show #BlackAF will not be returning for a second season despite the fact that it was already renewed last summer. 

The 46-year-old writer, producer, and star of the series exited a huge $100M deal with the service after they had made plans to move forward with more projects, because he wanted to do stuff that was 'more edgy.' 

Speaking about taking his talents to newly created BET Studios — which he has a stake in — Barris disclosed to the Hollywood Reporter that he wants to make 'in-your-face s**t,' whereas Netflix was interested in 'down the middle' content. 

Living on the edge: Kenya Barris talks about backing out of $100M Netflix deal and pulling #BlackAF season two in favor of BET Studios as he says the streaming service wasn't 'edgy' enough for him; pictured 2020

Living on the edge: Kenya Barris talks about backing out of $100M Netflix deal and pulling #BlackAF season two in favor of BET Studios as he says the streaming service wasn't 'edgy' enough for him; pictured 2020

Speaking about the show — which is based on the Grown-ish and Black-ish creators own life — Kenya said that he struggled to present his ideas to Netflix because some of his ideas weren't in their wheelhouse though they graciously gave him shot after shot. 

'I just don't know that my voice is Netflix's voice,' he told the publication. 'The stuff I want to do is a little bit more edgy, a little more highbrow, a little more heady, and I think Netflix wants down the middle.' 

He is however slated to work with the streaming service on two stand-alone #BlackAF movies and he has also been flirting with ideas of #blackAF: Brazil and #blackAF: Mexico.

But Kenya continued to say that he had already been shopping around for new content homes that are independent of Netflix and its ViacomCBS umbrella, including Hulu, Starz and Apple for future projects. 

Backing out: Though the series was already picked up for a second season Barris made the decision to back out of an $100M Netflix deal because they were too 'down the middle' for his ideas

Backing out: Though the series was already picked up for a second season Barris made the decision to back out of an $100M Netflix deal because they were too 'down the middle' for his ideas

Striking out: Barris divulged that though his content was too edgy for the service, others had accused his content of being white-washed versions of the Black experience

Striking out: Barris divulged that though his content was too edgy for the service, others had accused his content of being white-washed versions of the Black experience

'I want to do in-your-face s**t. I want to sell to everybody — and if you don't want to work with me, I'm

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