Los Angeles, California – E don happen! Fans of the popular show ‘All American‘ fit rejoice as dem don renew am for one final season wey go be the 8th one. This final season go get 13 episodes, and dem dey plan to air am for 2026. Wetin make this renewal sweet be say, ‘All American’ na the biggest entertainment program wey dey shine for prime time for adults wey dey between 18-49 and 25-54 demographics (no be small thing o!).
Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll come yarn say, “How you go fit summarize wetin fit be longest love letter to this show, fans, cast, crew, staff, and producers? My heart don full with love and gratitude for everyone wey help bring ‘All American’ to life. E no dey easy to say goodbye to wetin you dey love, but we dey excited we go fit do am di way we plan am for this final season. Big thanks to Brad Schwartz, Channing Dungey, Brett Paul, and Greg Berlanti for supporting our vision. We go salute all our old and new cast members, and di team wey dey raise di bar every episode. No forget Spencer Paysinger, wey life inspire this journey. So, make we all dream big and stay real! West to leaving everything on di field one last time!”
‘All American’ na di last scripted series wey still dey stand for The CW, after e don change hand to Nexstar. Nowadays, di network dey focus more on unscripted programs like sports and dating shows. Na only dis ‘All American’ and some few others remain for di scripted side.
Brad Schwartz, di President of The CW Network, come add say, “‘All American’ na one of di greatest shows wey CW don produce. We dey honored say we fit bring am back for this last season to give fans chance to bid farewell to dem beloved characters. Di series don take bold steps for Season 7 with new characters wey viewers don embrace well. From di start of di season to di end, we don see viewership grow by 71% amongst di 18-49 group and 55% for di 25-54 group. We dey look forward to see di magic wey Nkechi Okoro Carroll and di cast go deliver for di ending wey e truly deserve.”
<p="In case you no sabi, di series start for 2018 and starred Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, wey be high school football star based on NFL player Spencer Paysinger. After Spencer step down as series regular at di end of Season 6, Season 7 follow di life of hin friends Jordan (Michael Evans Behling), Layla (Greta Onieogou), and Coop (Bre-Z) as dem dey navigate early adulthood. New stars like Nathaniel McIntyre, Osy Ikhile, and Antonio J. Bell dey help join di mix now.
Dungey, di Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, come talk say since dem start di show, di audience don fall in love with di characters and their stories. Season 7 give fans di chance to keep di world alive while adding new characters. And she no sabi how excited she dey to see di story continue for dis 8th season. Nkechi and di talented team go deliver something wey no go forget in a hurry! Thanks to Greg and Sarah from Berlanti Productions too. E go sweet!
And as it be, All American even get spinoff wey dem call ‘All American: Homecoming’ for 2021, wey follow Jordan ex-girlfriend Simone as she chase her tennis career for one historically black university. Dat one run for three seasons before it conclude in September 2024. Everybody wey dey watch ‘All American’ sabi say di show na one positive show for teenage life and di ups and downs wey come with real relationships. But once Season 8 finish, wetin for di future for fans? No be say dem no go need find better shows wen dis one finish, but anybody wey don follow di show since di start dey look forward to one grand finale wey go wrap everything up nice.
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