OUR KIND OF PEOPLE
PREMIERES Tuesday, Sept. 21, 9/8c, Fox
secrets from the past heat up this titillating family drama set in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, the real-life playground of the Black elite. Based on Lawrence Otis, the show stars ’s Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn, a new arrival to the Martha’s Vineyard enclave—whose mother was once a maid on the island. “It’s fascinating: There’s this whole pocket of people we haven’t seen explored before [on television],” says showrunner Karin Gist (). “[The show] is a peek behind the curtain. It’s meant to be a celebration of [Black] success and beauty, but the stories are inclusive. It’s about family and relationships—and that is universal.” Below, Gist plays tour guide.
