The highly anticipated return of a very controversial animated show will be coming soon. Fans of the show, however, may not be very happy about a new change. The upcoming fourth season of the show will be developed without the man who first envisioned it and made it successful.

Aaron McGruder first drew the comic strip now known as The Boondocks while attending college at the University of Maryland in 1999, according to the Los Angeles Times. The comic strip was later syndicated and became very popular around the country.

In 2005, the strip became an animated TV show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Both the strip and the show are brash and innovative, satirizing African-American culture and American politics through the eyes of the main character, 10-year-old Huey Freeman, according to The Root. The show has been surrounded by controversy due to its wanton use of the n-word and it's parodying of African-American celebrities, including Tyler Perry.

The Root reports that McGruder was not included in the new season following a disagreement with Adult Swim.

"This season was produced without the involvement of Aaron McGruder, when a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined,​" read a statement released by Adult Swim.

Following a four-year hiatus, the show will return on April 21. When asked about the statement, McGruder only confirmed to The Root that his not involved in the new season. Due to McGruder's noninvolvement, the fourth season will be the last. Yet, according to TV Guide, the new season will not be without the usual commentary on contemporary pop culture.

McGruder, despite the disagreement over The Boondocks, will continue working with Adult Swim in a live action TV show called Black Jesus.

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