Entergalactic’s Kenya Barris on Creating Something New and Unique with Kid Cudi

With director Fletcher Moules’ Entergalactic now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke with Kenya Barris about producing the adult animated music television special that accompanies Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s new studio album of the same name. If you haven’t seen the trailer, Entergalactic is a cool 21st century reboot to the rom com that combines animation, fashion, music and art. It’s also about two young artists navigating the twists and turns of finding love in New York City. Entergalactic boasts an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla $ign, Laura Harrier, Vanessa Hudgens, Christopher Abbott, 070 Shake, Jaden Smith, Keith David, Teyana Taylor, Arturo Castro and Macaulay Culkin. During the interview, Kenya Barris talked about why he wanted to make the project, how they wanted to create something no one had seen before, collaborating with Virgil Abloh for the costumes, his upcoming feature directorial debut, You People, which stars Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, and the