All American (TV series)

All American
Genre
Created by April Blair
Starring
Composer(s) Blake Neely
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 1 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Robbie Rogers
Cinematography Ramsey Nickell
Editor(s) Avi Youabian
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network The CW
Original release October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) – present (present)
External links
Website

All American is an American television drama series, created by April Blair that premiered on The CW on October 10, 2018. The series is inspired by the life of professional football player Spencer Paysinger.

Premise

"When a rising high school 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

  • Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, based on Spencer Paysinger, a star football player at Crenshaw High School who transfers to Beverly Hills High to play football.[2]
  • Taye Diggs as Billy Baker, the assistant coach for Beverly Hills High football team who recruits Spencer.[3]
  • Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker, Billy's daughter who develops an interest in Spencer.[4]
  • Bre-Z as Tiana "Coop" Cooper, Spencer's friend from Crenshaw High.[5]
  • Greta Onieogou as Leila Faisal, a student at Beverly High who also shows an interest in Spencer. Her father is a very successful record producer and she is dating Asher.[5]
  • Monet Mazur as Laura Fine-Baker, Billy's lawyer wife.[6]
  • Michael Evans Behling as Jordan Baker, Billy's son and football player for Beverly High who takes Spencer under his wing.[6]
  • Cody Christian as Asher, a member of the Beverly High football team[7]
  • Karimah Westbrook as Grace James, Spencer's mother who has secret known Billy a long time ago.[8]
  • Jalyn Hall as Dillon James, Spencer's younger brother[9]

Recurring

  • Jay Reeves as Shawn Scott[10]

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Rob HardyApril BlairOctober 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)T15.101510.69[12]
2"99 Problems"[13]David McWhirterApril Blair & Mike Herro & David StrausOctober 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)TBATBD
3"i"[14]Rob HardyNkechi O. CarrollOctober 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)TBATBD

The tenth episode of the season was written by Natalie Abrams & Cam'ron Moore.[15]

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.[16] A pilot for the potential series, then called Spencer, was ordered in January 2018.[17] The pilot was ordered to series on May 11, 2018.[1] On October 2, 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.[18] On October 8, The CW ordered five additional scripts for the series.[19]

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.[3][4] The rest of the cast was filled out through mid-March with Bre-Z and Greta Onieogou cast on March 15 as characters, Tiana Cooper and Leila Faisal, 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.[5][6][7] Karimah Westbrook was cast as Grace James on March 19 and Daniel Ezra was cast in the lead role of Spencer James on March 21.[8][2] On May 31, Jalyn Hall was promoted to a series regular as Dillion, Spencer's little brother.[9]

Filming

Filming for the series takes place in Los Angeles, California.[20] The pilot was filmed during the first quarter of 2018. Filming for season one began in July.[21]

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" October 10, 20180.2/10.69[12]TBDTBDTBDTBD

References

  1. 1 2 Petski, Denise (11 May 2018). "The CW Picks Up 'Charmed' & 'Roswell' Reboots, 'TVD'/'Originals Offshoot, 'In The Dark' & Greg Berlanti Pilot To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 21, 2018). "Daniel Ezra Lands the Lead In Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot From Greg Berlanti". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (February 22, 2018). "Taye Diggs to Star in Greg Berlanti-Produced CW Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 1, 2018). "Luke Arnold Joins 'For Love' ABC Pilot; Samantha Logan In April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Petski, Denise (March 15, 2018). "Bre-Z & Greta Onieogou Join April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Petski, Denise (March 16, 2018). "Monet Mazur & Michael Evans Behling Cast In April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 16, 2018). "Cody Christian Cast In CW's April Blair/Spencer Paysinger Pilot; Richard Esteras In 'Skinny Dip'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 19, 2018). "Karimah Westbrook Joins CW's April Blair/Spencer Paysinger Pilot; Justina Adorno Books ABC's 'Grand Hotel'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Petski, Denise (May 31, 2018). "'All American': Jalyn Hall Upped To Series Regular On CW Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 14, 2018). "'Yellowstone' Casts Neal McDonough; Jay Reeves Joins 'All American'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 5, 2018). "'Tell Me A Story': Danielle Campbell To Star In Kevin Williamson's CBS All Access Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. 1 2 Welch, Alex (October 11, 2018). "'Survivor,' 'Empire,' and 'Chicago Fire' adjust up: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "(#102) "99 Problems"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "(#103) "i"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ Abrams, Natalie [@NatalieAbrams] (October 8, 2018). "Some big news I can finally reveal: I co-wrote episode 110 of #AllAmerican with @CamtheNavigator! We start filming one week from today! Beyond lucky and really excited for my first ever episode of TV. Huge thx to @kech99 & @GBerlanti for their support and guidance! 🏈❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved October 8, 2018 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Otterson, Joe (September 22, 2017). "Greg Berlanti to Shepherd Time Travel Love Story, Football Drama Projects at CW". Variety. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ Otterson, Joe (January 30, 2018). "'Roswell' Reboot, Greg Berlanti Football Drama Among Six CW Pilot Orders". Variety. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ Nemetz, Dave (October 2, 2018). "All American Shake-Up: Showrunner Exits CW Drama for 'Personal Reasons'". TVLine. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ Swift, Andy (October 8, 2018). "The CW Orders Additional Scripts for All American, Charmed and Legacies". TVLine. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  20. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 9, 2018). "Pilot Locations 2018: New York Business Booming, Chicago Gains As Atlanta Slips". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  21. ↑ Ingham, Alexandria (September 7, 2018). "When will All American premiere on The CW?". Hidden Remote. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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