Our Kind of People (2021)

Name: Our Kind of People
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Yaya DaCosta, Morris Chestnut, Alana Kay Bright, Nadine Ellis, Rhyon Nicole Brown

Drama

A strong-willed single mom sets out to reclaim her family's name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line but discovers a dark secret about her own mother's past that will turn her world upside-down.

IMDb rating: 6.2 (1,873 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +1.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.92 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 7.7 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reparations	7.3	106
2	My Mother, Myself	7.9	84
3	Hot Links & Red Drinks	7.7	57
4	Crabs in a Gold-Plated Barrel	7.9	52
5	The Miseducation of the Negro	8.1	50
6	For Colored Boys...	8.0	42
7	Fathers, Daughters, Sisters	7.9	41
8	Sistervention...	8.1	32
9	Twice as Hard, Twice as Good	8.0	31
10	Just Desserts	8.2	36
11	It Is Not Light We Need, But Fire	8.2	35
12	Kiss It Up to God	7.7	31