All American (2017)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

8 seasons, 132 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 488 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A talented teen football player from Crenshaw is recruited to play for a high school in Beverly Hills. He navigates the challenges of two very different worlds while chasing his dream of making it to the NFL.

inspiringemotionalhopefuldramaticenergeticheartfeltintensecharacter-driven

What happens

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 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, Jalyn Hall, Chelsea Tavares, Hunter Clowdus, Osy Ikhile, Alexis Chikaeze, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and Antonio J. Bell. All American is inspired by the life of professional American football player Spencer Paysinger and originally revolves around teen Spencer James (Ezra), a rising star football player from Crenshaw whose dream is to make it to the NFL, as he is recruited by coach Billy Baker (Diggs) to play for his high school team in Beverly Hills. The series was met with positive reviews from both critics and audiences, with praise being aimed in particular at the football sequences and performances of Ezra, Christian and Diggs. However, it initially got weak television ratings on its home channel, but was a sleeper hit when released on Netflix, which helped both to boost its linear ratings and prevent its cancellation, allowing it to stay on air and run for several seasons. In June 2025, the series was renewed for an eighth and final season, which premiered on July 13, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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