Family Reunion follows a family of six who travel from Seattle, Washington to Columbus, Georgia for the McKellan Family Reunion and decide to stay in Columbus, Georgia to be closer to their family.
Cast and characters
Main
Tia Mowry as Cocoa McKellan, a mother of four who believes in new-age parenting
Anthony Alabi as Moz McKellan, Cocoa's husband and a former tight end
Talia Jackson as Jade McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's eldest daughter
Isaiah Russell-Bailey as Shaka McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's older son
Cameron J. Wright as Mazzi McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's younger son
Jordyn Raya James as Ami McKellan, Cocoa and Moz's youngest daughter
Loretta Devine as M'Dear, Moz's Deep Southern old-fashioned church-going mother
Recurring
Richard Roundtree as Grandpa, M'Dear's husband of 43 years and Moz's father who is also a pastor
Telma Hopkins as Maybelle, M'Dear's sister
Lexi Underwood as Ava, Jade's friend from church
Lance Alexander as Elvis, a family friend of the McKellan family who also has a crush on Jade
Warren Burke as Daniel, Moz's brother
Lindsey Da Sylveira as Mikayla
Journey Carter as Renee
Guest stars
Erica Ash as Grace, Moz's sister
Charlie Wilson as Himself
Mark Curry as Principal Glass
Amanda Detmer as Haven Sheeks
Jaleel White as Eric
Tempestt Bledsoe as Katrina
DeLon Shaw as Missy, Jade's friend at school
Jackée Harry as Aunt Dot, M'Dear and Maybelle's sister
Peri Gilpin as Daphne, Cocoa's mother
Kenya Moore as Herself
Episodes
Production
Development
On October 17, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of twenty episodes. The series was created by Meg DeLoatch who was also expected to executive produce. Production began in Los Angeles. The first part was released on July 10, 2019. On September 17, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. It was also announced that there will be a holiday special that was released on December 9, 2019 and the nine extra season 1 episodes were released on January 20, 2020.
Casting
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Cameron J. Wright, and Jordyn James had been cast in series regular roles.
