Woke

Synopsis

Keef, an African-American cartoonist, is finally on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes everything. He must now navigate the new voices and ideas that confront and challenge him, all without setting aflame everything he's already built.

First Air Date: 2020-09-09

Last Air Date: 2022-04-08

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 16

Created By: Keith Knight, Marshall Todd

Networks: Hulu

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Top Cast

Lamorne Morris as Keef
T. Murph as Clovis
Blake Anderson as Gunther
JB Smoove as Marker (voice)
Sasheer Zamata as Ayana
Aimee Garcia as Laura
Rose McIver as Adrienne
Nicole Byer as 40 oz Bottle (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer as Trash Can (voice)
Miguel Pinzon as Tommy

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Rhymes with Broke (2020-09-09)

When up-and-coming cartoonist Keef Knight has a traumatic run-in with the police, he begins to see the world in an entirely new way.
Ep. 2: What Prequels? (2020-09-09)

Keef grapples with the fallout from the previous day’s events while trying to put his life back in order.
Ep. 3: Gig E. Smalls (2020-09-09)

Being “woke” doesn’t pay the bills. It also doesn’t save you from awkward small talk at parties thrown by rich white ladies.
Ep. 4: Black People for Rent (2020-09-09)

Keef channels his creative energy in a provocative new way.
Ep. 5: Oaktown Get-Down (2020-09-09)

Keef and his friends head to an Oakland artists’ salon where he hopes to get in the good graces of the East Bay’s artistic elite.
Ep. 6: Dap, Peace, F*ck You (2020-09-09)

After the events at the salon, Keef and Adrienne discuss how to move forward, Clovis helps Ayana get revenge on her ex-girlfriend, and Gunther tests the bounds of his sexual fluidity.
Ep. 7: Prayers for Kubby (2020-09-09)

What should be a quick trip across town instead turns into the bus ride from Hell.
Ep. 8: Blue Lies Matter (2020-09-09)

Months later, Keef thinks he's finally arrived in a better place until he's confronted with an unexpected face from the past.