The plot of the original "The Boondocks" had Riley, Huey, and Granddad settling into the suburb of Woodcrest when Granddad becomes the boys' legal guardian. There, they fight the rules instituted by Uncle Ruckus and his neo-fascist community government. In this re-imagining, the anime- and manga-inspired look of the series gets an update but the story seems to remain the same — Granddad and kids move to a suburb in Maryland and try to survive under Uncle Ruckus' bizarre rule. Basically, you can imagine a similar narrative but updated with the kind of current events that the original series foreshadowed.
"There's a unique opportunity to revisit the world of 'The Boondocks' and do it over again for today," McGruder told Deadline in 2019. "It's crazy how different times we live in are now — both politically and culturally — more than a decade past the original series and two decades past the original newspaper comic. There's a lot to say and it should be fun."
"The Boondocks" is currently available in its entirety on HBO Max if you want to watch the original series before the reboot hits.
