The "Black-ish" Cast Say Farewell Ahead of Series Finale

In a 2021 interview with Extra TV, Shahidi shared her thoughts on "Black-ish"'s final season. "Honestly, I'm just honored that we've been able to go on this journey for eight years and that we're ending it because it feels like a great place to end," she said. "This wasn't a rush, but we've been able to see every character evolve in such beautiful ways."

A day before the series finale, the "Grown-ish" actor shared a photo series of her castmates on Instagram captioned, "GRATEFUL TO GROW UP TOGETHER ✨ 🤎. 🤎THANK YOU to Mr. Never the Same 'fit twice, @kenyabarris and my paDRE @anthonyanderson for creating spaces to thrive and carry on with @grownish ! What a beautiful 8 years ✨."