Abstract
The Chicano-centric reboot of Party of Five (2020) exemplifies a postracial, postnetwork representational strategy to diversify mainstream media programming. While only ten episodes were produced and aired, several transgressive elements of Party of Five elevate the visibility and discursive representations of Chicanas/os/xs: the show problematizes dominant ideologies, complicates gender roles, offers nuanced constructions of immigrants, and depicts experiences of racialization and acculturation. Although the Chicano-centric storylines move beyond simply recasting main characters as Chicanas/ os/xs, the reboot was released during a racially dissonant television era that limited its run to a single season, curtailing the impact of its atypical representations. While the show’s ruptures upend television storytelling conventions that have excluded Chicanas/os/xs, its continuities and hasty cancellation reveal entrenched modes of storytelling that still uphold white centrality.
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