Director: Andy Ackerman
A radio host who thought he'd already survived the hardest part of adulthood finds out that being divorced, single, and a father to a grown son is its own full-time job in "Poppa's House."
What is Poppa's House about?
Poppa built a comfortable, if slightly smug, life around his talk-radio show and his freshly single status after divorce. That comfort gets disrupted on two fronts at once: a sharp new female co-host at the station refuses to let him coast on old routines, and at home his adult son is trying to juggle his own creative ambitions with the demands of being a present husband and father. Poppa, still adjusting to a house that's quieter than it used to be, keeps inserting himself into both situations with advice nobody asked for. The half-hour comedy mines its laughs from generational friction, workplace ego, and a father who has to learn that parenting an adult child looks nothing like parenting a kid.
Cast & crew
Damon Wayans plays Poppa with the comic swagger of a man convinced he still has all the answers, while Damon Wayans Jr. plays his son with a mix of affection and mild exasperation at his father's meddling. Essence Atkins, Tetona Jackson, and Bryan Safi fill out the household and station dynamics that keep testing Poppa's confidence.
Context & significance
Directed by Andy Ackerman, a veteran of multi-camera sitcoms, the series keeps its rhythm brisk and its scenes centered on quick verbal sparring rather than elaborate plotting. Each episode runs a lean 21 minutes, structured around a single workplace or family flashpoint that Poppa inevitably makes more complicated before it resolves.
Where & how to watch
"Poppa's House" streams on K-Time with Persian subtitles, part of a lineup curated for Farsi-speaking viewers. The page itself is free to browse; watching the episodes only requires signing into a K-Time account, with no additional purchase involved.