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Genre | Sports drama |
Created by | April Blair |
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Music by | Blake Neely |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 42–49 minutes |
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Network | The CW |
Release | October 10, 2018 – present |
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All American: Homecoming |
All American is an American sports drama television series, created by April Blair that premiered on The CW on October 10, 2018. The series follows a football player as he is recruited by a high school football coach to play in Beverly Hills, inspired by the life of professional American football player Spencer Paysinger. It features an ensemble cast led by Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, Greta Onieogou, Samantha Logan, Michael Evans Behling, Cody Christian, Karimah Westbrook, Monét Mazur, Taye Diggs, Jalyn Hall, Chelsea Tavares, and Hunter Clowdus.
All American received positive reviews from both critics and audiences. Praise was aimed at the football sequences and performances of Ezra, Christian and Diggs. However, the series received weak television ratings on its home channel, but was a sleeper hit on Netflix. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth season, [1] which premiered on April 1, 2024. [2] In June 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season. [3]
When a rising high school American football player from South L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds—Crenshaw and Beverly Hills—begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger. [4]
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Daniel Ezra | Spencer James | Main | |||||
Bre-Z | Tamia "Coop" Cooper | Main | |||||
Greta Onieogou | Layla Keating | Main | |||||
Samantha Logan | Olivia Baker | Main | |||||
Michael Evans Behling | Jordan Baker | Main | |||||
Cody Christian | Asher Adams | Main | |||||
Karimah Westbrook | Grace James | Main | |||||
Monét Mazur | Laura Fine-Baker | Main | |||||
Taye Diggs | Billy Baker | Main [lower-alpha 1] | Guest | ||||
Jalyn Hall | Dillon James | Main [lower-alpha 2] | |||||
Chelsea Tavares | Patience Robinson | Recurring | Main | ||||
Hunter Clowdus | JJ Parker | Recurring | Main |
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Jay Reeves | Shawn Scott | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Spence Moore II | Chris Jackson | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||
Michelle Hayden | Ripley | Recurring | |||||
Demetrius Shipp Jr. | Tyrone Morris | Recurring | |||||
Brent Jennings | Willie Baker | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Casper Van Dien | Harold Adams | Recurring | Guest | Guest | |||
Mitchell Edwards | Cam Watkins | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||
Chad L. Coleman | Corey James | Recurring | |||||
Da'Vinchi | Darnell | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Kayla Smith | Rochelle | Recurring | |||||
Kareem J. Grimes | Preach | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Corey Reynolds | Cliff Mosley | Recurring | |||||
Asjha Cooper | Kia Williams | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Geffri Maya | Simone Hicks | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Dina Meyer | Gwen Adams | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Lahmard J. Tate | Flip Williams | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Jordan Belfi | Principal Ed Landon | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Elvis Nolasco | JP Keating | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Ray Campbell | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Erica Peeples | Monique "Mo" Moore | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Alexandra Barreto | Coach Montes | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Alondra Delgado | Vanessa Montes | Recurring | |||||
Noah Gray-Cabey | Frausto | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Anna Lore | Carrie | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Simeon Daise | Jabari Long | Recurring | |||||
Ella Simone Tabu | Amina Simms | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Deric Augustine | Clay | Recurring | |||||
Mustafa Speaks | Kenny Boone | Recurring | |||||
Zachary S. Williams | Isaiah Winfield | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Sean Carrigan | Ivan Garret | Recurring | |||||
Miya Horcher | Jaymee | Recurring | |||||
Christian James | Wade Waters | Recurring | Recurring | ||||
Journey Montana | Jen | Recurring | |||||
Lamon Archey | Superintendent D'Angelo Carter | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Kamar de los Reyes | Coach Montes | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Madison Shamoun | Skye | Recurring | |||||
Ashley Argota | Gia | Recurring | |||||
Pauline Dyer | Alicia | Recurring | |||||
Morris Chestnut | Rick Barnes | Recurring | |||||
Courtney Bandeko | Miko | Recurring | |||||
Alexis Fields | Denise Patterson | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
David Shatraw | Professor Hill | Recurring | |||||
Jamel King | Coach Terence "Mac" McClelland | Recurring | |||||
Brian Borello | Ryan | Recurring | |||||
Melissa Jane Rodriguez | Charissa | Recurring | |||||
Taiv Lee | Deion | Recurring |
Cast members of the spin-off All American: Homecoming
In September 2017, it was announced that the CW veteran Greg Berlanti had two pilots in development for the network, one of them inspired by the life of NFL football player Spencer Paysinger. It was also revealed that April Blair would write and executive produce the untitled project, with Berlanti and Sarah Schechter executive producing. [26] A pilot for the potential series, then called Spencer, was ordered in January 2018. [27] The pilot was ordered to series on May 11, 2018. [4] On October 2, 2018, it was reported that Blair had stepped down as showrunner due to "personal reasons" and was subsequently replaced with co-executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll, who was also made an executive producer. [28] On October 8, 2018, The CW ordered five additional scripts for the series. [29] On November 8, 2018, it was announced that The CW had ordered an additional three episodes of the series, bringing the first season total up to 16 episodes. [30] On April 24, 2019, it was reported that The CW renewed the series for a second season. [31] The second season premiered on October 7, 2019. [32] On October 8, 2019, The CW ordered three more episodes for the show's second season. [33] On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on January 18, 2021. [34] [35] On February 3, 2021, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on October 25, 2021. [36] [37] On March 22, 2022, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on October 10, 2022. [38] [39] On January 11, 2023, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season which premiered on April 1, 2024. [1] [2] The renewal was a part of the deal in which The CW was sold to Nexstar, with the size of the sixth season being later expanded from 13 to 15 episodes. On June 3, 2024, The CW renewed the series for a seventh season of 13 episodes. [3]
On February 22, 2018, Taye Diggs was cast as Billy Baker, followed a week later with Samantha Logan cast as Olivia Baker, his daughter. [40] [8] The rest of the cast was filled out through mid-March with Bre-Z and Greta Onieogou cast on March 15, 2018, as characters Tamia Cooper and Layla Keating, respectively, with Monet Mazur, Michael Evans Behling, and Cody Christian cast the next day, to play Laura Fine-Baker, Olivia's mother; Jordan Baker, Olivia's brother; and Asher, respectively. [7] [9] [10] Karimah Westbrook was cast as Grace James on March 19, 2018, and British actor Daniel Ezra was cast in the lead role of Spencer James on March 21, 2018. [11] [6] On May 31, 2018, Jalyn Hall was promoted to a series regular as Dillon, Spencer's little brother. [12] On October 1, 2020, Chelsea Tavares was promoted to series regular for the third season. [13] On October 4, 2021, Hunter Clowdus was promoted to series regular for the fourth season. [14] Ezra would not return as a series regular for the seventh season, and would only feature as a guest star after having made the decision alongside showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll before production for the sixth season began. [5]
Filming for the series takes place in Los Angeles, California. [41] Filming for the first season began the following July. [42] Filming took place in Thomas Jefferson High School in South Central Los Angeles known as South Crenshaw High School in the series.[ citation needed ]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 6.92/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "All American's ambitious attempts to tackle class struggles and classroom drama largely play thanks to its winning cast—an auspicious start to a promising new series". [43] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [44]
The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 8.75/10. [45]
Despite positive reviews from critics, All American suffered poor television ratings on The CW. However, the series proved to be more successful on Netflix. This is due to a deal between the streaming service and Warner Bros. which generates revenue for the studio. This revenue is a key driver for the show's renewal. [15]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
1 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 16 | October 10, 2018 | 0.69 [46] | March 20, 2019 | 0.54 [47] | 2018–19 | 203 | 0.90 [48] |
2 | Monday 8:00 p.m. [49] | 16 | October 7, 2019 | 0.88 [50] | March 9, 2020 | 0.70 [51] | 2019–20 | 127 | 1.18 [52] |
3 | 19 | January 18, 2021 | 1.05 [53] | July 19, 2021 | 0.72 [54] | 2020–21 | 135 | 1.40 [55] | |
4 | 20 | October 25, 2021 | 0.64 [56] | May 23, 2022 | 0.67 [57] | 2021–22 | TBD | TBD | |
5 | 20 | October 10, 2022 | 0.45 [58] | May 15, 2023 | 0.39 [59] | 2022–23 | TBD | TBD | |
6 | 15 | April 1, 2024 | 0.37 [60] | July 15, 2024 | TBD | 2023–24 | TBD | TBD |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Black Reel Award | Outstanding Drama Series | All American | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Karimah Westbrook | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | ||
2020 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Nkechi Okoro (for "Hussle & Motivate") | Nominated | [61] |
Black Reel Award | Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Chad Coleman | Won | [62] | |
2022 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Drama Series | All American | Nominated | [63] |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Daniel Ezra | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Nkechi Okoro Carroll (for "Homecoming") | Nominated | |||
In New Zealand, All American is aired as a web-only series on TVNZ OnDemand up until season 5. It released the same episode as the US at 8pm Thursdays (NZDT), 5 hours after it is aired in the US, during season one. [64] Season two was released on the same day as the US at 7pm Tuesdays (NZDT), 4 hours after it is aired in the USA. [64] Season three was released on the same day as the US at 8pm Tuesdays (NZDT), 4 hours after it is aired in the USA. [64] In the United Kingdom, the series was acquired by ITV2. [65] The series is also retrospectively released on US version of Netflix at the conclusion of each season. Season 6 will be released in full on July 22, a week after the end of airing on July 15 (ET).
On December 18, 2020, it was announced that The CW was in early development of a backdoor pilot for a spin-off of Geffri Maya's character Simone Hicks reprising her role from All American. [66] On February 1, 2021, The CW gave the spin-off a pilot order and titled it as All American: Homecoming. [67] On March 29, 2021, Peyton Alex Smith, Cory Hardrict, Kelly Jenrette, Sylverser Powell, Netta Walker, and Camille Hyde were cast to star in the pilot. [68] On May 24, 2021, All American: Homecoming was picked up to series. [69] The backdoor pilot aired on July 5, 2021, as part of the third season of All American. [70] The series is scheduled to premiere on February 21, 2022. [71] On December 16, 2021, it was announced that Mitchell Edwards who recurs as Cam Watkins on All American is set to reprise his role on this series as a series regular. [17]
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