Look outside your windows and you may see a divided, ugly world full of hurtful rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. But at the end of the day, we are all people trying to get through our own lives, and this is exactly what CBS is trying to prove with their new sitcom series The Neighborhood. In a new featurette from the network, the cast discusses why now is the perfect time in our country to watch their series.

“This idea of this white family living next store to a black family in what was historically predominantly African American neighborhood allows us to show that we’re still pretty much the same, dealing with all the same issues, and this is where we can get along and have some common ground,” said star Cedric the Entertainer, who plays Calvin Butler in the show.

“The great thing about comedy is that it’s so disarming,” co-star Sheaun McKinney, who plays Malcolm Butler, said. “When you come at someone with a joke and with laughter first, we all drop these walls that we have up.”

Max Greenfield, who plays Dave Johnson, embellished on this idea. “The laughter with this show, especially with dealing with some of the race stuff, allows you to exhale a little bit, and I hope opens an easier dialogue.”

Below is the official synopsis for The Neighborhood:

“THE NEIGHBORHOOD stars Cedric the Entertainer in a comedy about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Dave Johnson is a good-natured, professional conflict negotiator. When his wife, Gemma, gets a job as a school principal in L.A., they move from Michigan with their young son, Grover, unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their small town. Their opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, is wary of the newcomers, certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block. However, Calvin’s gracious wife, Tina, rolls out the welcome wagon; their chipper younger son, Marty, thinks the Johnsons could be good for the community; and their unemployed older son, Malcolm, finds Dave may finally be someone who understands him. Dave realizes that fitting into their new community is more complex than he expected, but if he can find a way to connect with Calvin, they have an excellent chance of making their new neighborhood their home.”

The Neighborhood airs on Mondays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS!

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SOURCE: CBS