The Boondocks is being rebooted "for the modern era"

Entertainment Weekly

Sony announced this morning that "a complete re-imagining" of cartoonist Aaron McGruder's Adult Swim series is in the works. The news comes four months after McGruder briefly revived his comic strip that inspired the series to tackle President Trump and R. Kelly. The Boondocks premiered on Adult Swim in 2005. Its first two seasons aired between 2005 and 2008. Season 3 was shown in 2010. The Boondocks' last season, Season 4, aired in 2014. According to Sony's announcement, "the reboot, a satire for the modern era, is said to chronicle the adventures of the Freeman family against the evil local government tyrant Uncle Ruckus, who rules the fictional Woodcrest County, Maryland with an iron fist." Comedian John Witherspoon, who voiced Granddad, teased the reboot in a March appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast: “I’m on the cartoon. What is it? The Boondocks? I didn’t change my voice for The Boondocks. And they coming back,” he said. “The Boondocks is coming back. It’s one of the best cartoons I’ve ever been on.”