15 feel-good shows to binge over the holidays

BLACK-ISH – “Sugar Daddy” – Dre is diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and after talking to Pops, he’s resolved to curing himself. Things come to a head at the Stevens & Lido holiday party. Meanwhile, Jack is convinced that baby Devante hates him, so he enlists Junior and Diane’s help, on “black-ish,” airing as part of Disney|ABC’s special “25 Days of Christmas” programming event, TUESDAY, DEC. 12 (9:00-9:30 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eric McCandless)

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Black-ish

Series Length: 5 seasons, 105 episodes
Watch now on Hulu.

Not everyone gets to spend the holidays with their family, but thankfully, a lot of the shows on this list have featured some great ones for you to join. While you binge your life away, you can be a part of the Dunphys, the Belchers, the Roses, and last but not least, the Johnsons. Black-ish is all about family, and the complicated balancing act of being black in a white-dominated upper class society.

Black-ish follows the Johnson family, led by Dre, an advertising exec, and his wife, Dr. Rainbow Johnson. They have four children (with a fifth addition coming later in the series): Zoey, Junior, and the twins Jack and Diane. Obviously with a dad in advertising and a mother who’s a doctor, they’re definitely comfortable money-wise, but Dre is determined to make sure they don’t grow up too spoiled. They definitely make it hard for their dad.

Without a doubt, Black-ish is hilarious and the entire cast gives a great performance (especially Jack and Diane, to be honest), but they also deal with a lot of important issues. They’ve had episodes focused on the use of the N-word, gun violence, and the struggles of LGBTQ people in the African American community (when we’re introduced to Dre’s younger sister Rhonda, played by Raven-Symoné).

If you burned through all the seasons of Black-ish a little too quickly and you still want more, you can also check out Grown-ish on Hulu. The spinoff follows Zoey to college where she starts learning about the joys of sex, drugs, and pulling all-nighters. You’ll get to know and love a whole new crop of characters as Zoey navigates her new life, but there’s only one season, so pace yourself.

What will you be binging this holiday season? Let us know in the comments!