What's Happening Now!! (1985): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1985, What's Happening Now!! is a comedy series.

What it’s about. Roger 'Raj' Thomas has graduated from the University of Southern California, and become a fledgling writer. He and his wife Nadine, a social worker, move in to his old home in Watts (given to him by his mother, Mabel, now remarried and living in Phoenix, Arizona). His sister Dee is away at college. Childhood friend Dwayne Nelson has become a computer programmer, while Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs is a used-car salesman. The old soda shop hangout, Rob's Place, has gone out of business and left abandoned. Reminded of his youth, and seeing an opportunity, Raj and Shirley Wilson, who used to wait tables there, decide to buy the business together, renaming it Rob's.

Who’s in it. What's Happening Now!! stars Ernest Lee Thomas as Roger 'Raj' Thomas, Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Clemons Nelson, Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson and Anne-Marie Johnson as Nadine Hudson Thomas, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, What's Happening Now!! has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch What's Happening Now!! page.

If you liked it. Fans of What's Happening Now!! tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, My Hero Academia, One Piece and The Umbrella Academy.