All American (TV series) season 1 explained

Season Number:1
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Num Episodes:16
Network:The CW
Episode List:List of All American episodes

The first season of the American sports drama television series All American premiered on The CW on October 10, 2018 and ended on March 20, 2019 after 16 episodes.

The series follows the lives of a group of people from both Crenshaw and Beverly Hills and features an ensemble cast starring Daniel Ezra in the lead role as well as Bre-Z, Greta Onieogou, Samantha Logan, Michael Evans Behling, Cody Christian, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Taye Diggs and Jalyn Hall.

Premise

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.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Production

Development

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.[2] A pilot for the potential series, then called Spencer, was ordered in January 2018.[3] 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.[5] On October 8, 2018, The CW ordered five additional scripts for the series.[6] 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.[7]

Casting

On February 22, 2018, Taye Diggs was cast as Billy Baker, followed a week later with Samantha Logan cast as Olivia Baker, his daughter.[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.[9] 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.[10] [11] On May 31, 2018, Jalyn Hall was promoted to a series regular as Dillon, Spencer's little brother.[12]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 6.90/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "All Americans ambitious attempts to tackle class struggles and classroom drama largely play thanks to its winning cast—an auspicious start to a promising new series".[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The CW Picks Up 'Charmed' & 'Roswell' Reboots, 'TVD'/'Originals Offshoot, 'In The Dark' & Greg Berlanti Pilot To Series. Denise. Petski. May 11, 2018. Deadline Hollywood. May 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516060159/http://deadline.com/2018/05/the-cw-picks-up-charmed-roswell-reboots-tvd-originals-offshoot-ilegacies-n-the-dark-greg-berlanti-pilot-to-series-1202388840/. May 16, 2018. live.
  2. Web site: Greg Berlanti to Shepherd Time Travel Love Story, Football Drama Projects at CW. Variety. Otterson. Joe. September 22, 2017. May 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152523/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/greg-berlanti-hold-fast-spencer-paysinger-1202566820/. May 13, 2018. live.
  3. Web site: 'Roswell' Reboot, Greg Berlanti Football Drama Among Six CW Pilot Orders. Variety. Otterson. Joe. January 30, 2018. May 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515152058/http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/roswell-reboot-cw-greg-berlanti-ben-stiller-1202682214/. May 15, 2018. live.
  4. Web site: The CW Picks Up 'Charmed' & 'Roswell' Reboots, 'TVD'/'Originals Offshoot, 'In The Dark' & Greg Berlanti Pilot To Series. Denise. Petski. May 11, 2018. Deadline Hollywood. May 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516060159/http://deadline.com/2018/05/the-cw-picks-up-charmed-roswell-reboots-tvd-originals-offshoot-ilegacies-n-the-dark-greg-berlanti-pilot-to-series-1202388840/. May 16, 2018. live.
  5. Web site: All American Shake-Up: Showrunner Exits CW Drama for 'Personal Reasons'. TVLine. Nemetz. Dave. October 2, 2018. October 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007070459/https://tvline.com/2018/10/02/all-american-new-showrunner-the-cw-season-1-nkechi-okoro-carroll/. October 7, 2018. live.
  6. Web site: The CW Orders Additional Scripts for All American, Charmed and Legacies. TVLine. Swift. Andy. October 8, 2018. October 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009053050/https://tvline.com/2018/10/08/charmed-reboot-more-episode-scripts-ordered-all-american-legacies/. October 9, 2018. live.
  7. Web site: 'Charmed', 'Legacies' & 'All American' Get Back Episodic Orders At The CW. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. November 8, 2018. November 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108235114/https://deadline.com/2018/11/charmed-legacies-all-american-more-episodes-back-orders-full-season-the-cw-1202498491/. November 8, 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Taye Diggs to Star in Greg Berlanti-Produced CW Pilot (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Goldberg. Lesley. February 22, 2018. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513153027/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/taye-diggs-star-greg-berlanti-produced-cw-pilot-1087647. May 13, 2018. live.
  9. Web site: Monet Mazur & Michael Evans Behling Cast In April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. March 16, 2018. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152552/http://deadline.com/2018/03/monet-mazur-michael-evans-behling-cast-april-blair-spencer-paysinger-cw-pilot-1202339465/. May 13, 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Karimah Westbrook Joins CW's April Blair/Spencer Paysinger Pilot; Justina Adorno Books ABC's 'Grand Hotel'. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. March 19, 2018. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512113216/http://deadline.com/2018/03/karimah-westbrook-cw-april-blair-spencer-paysinger-pilot-justina-adorno-abc-grand-hotel-1202346203/. May 12, 2018. live.
  11. Web site: Daniel Ezra Lands the Lead In Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot From Greg Berlanti. Deadline Hollywood. Andreeva. Nellie. Petski. Denise. March 21, 2018. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601040317/https://deadline.com/2018/03/daniel-ezra-cast-the-lead-spencer-paysinger-cw-pilot-greg-berlanti-1202350929/. June 1, 2018. live.
  12. Web site: 'All American': Jalyn Hall Upped To Series Regular On CW Drama Series. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. May 31, 2018. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707231114/https://deadline.com/2018/05/all-american-jalyn-hall-promoted-series-regular-cw-drama-series-1202401379/. July 7, 2018. live.
  13. Web site: All American: Season 1. Rotten Tomatoes. December 5, 2020.
  14. Web site: All American: Season 1. Metacritic. January 5, 2019.

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