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The students of Bringston University are back for another school year. The CW announced today that it has ordered a second season of the drama All American: Homecoming. The net reports that Homecoming, which stars Geffri Maya as Simone Hicks, Peyton Alex Smith as Damon Sims, Kelly Jenrette as Amara Patterson, and Cory…

Warner Bros. Television Group will support Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) on and off screen by partnering with the NAACP to create the WBTVG All American: Homecoming Grand Slam Scholarship. Unveiled on Wednesday during an All American: Homecoming panel hosted by the African American Film Critics…

EXCLUSIVE: APB alumna Tamberla Perry has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming CW spinoff All American: Homecoming. Written by All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and directed by Michael Schultz, All American: Homecoming follows a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, Simone Hicks (Geffri Maya) and…

EXCLUSIVE: Mitchell Edwards, known for his recurring role as Cam Watkins on All American, will reprise his role in spinoff All American: Homecoming as a series regular. Additionally, Rhoyle Ivy King (The Sex Lives of College Girls) has been tapped for a recurring role in Homecoming. Written by All American showrunner…

UPDATED, 9:35 AM: The CW has moved up the midseason return of Walker by two weeks. Season 2 of the reboot starring Jared Padalecki had been set for Thursday, January 27, and now will premiere at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 13. PREVIOUSLY, November 5: The CW has set its midseason premiere dates, and there are a lot of…

WBTV hosted a panel with top women creators as part of its CTAM presentation on Tuesday where they shared insight into their writer’s rooms and how they’re tackling immigration storylines as the real world evolves. “There’s quite a lot of me in this show,” revealed Gina Yashere, co-executive producer, co-creator, and…

The CW has detailed its latest diversity statistics. Mark Pedowitz, chairman and CEO of The CW Network, said Tuesday that he's proud of the progress that the youth-skewing network has made but said that will continue to push forward its efforts. Pedowitz revealed during the CW’s upfronts press call today that 67% of…

We’re getting the first look at the CW’s Naomi, Ava DuVernay’s new superhero DC drama, and All American spinoff Homecoming. The footage is contained in a trailer released by The CW that includes a look at returning shows as well, set to Coldplay’s single “Higher Power”. Naomi, the network's latest DC adaptation, comes…

The CW is starting to make decisions about new series for the 2021-22 broadcast season. The network has picked up All American: Homecoming and Naomi to series. It comes as the youth-skewing broadcaster had tough decisions to make over which projects to pick up. Powerpuff, a live-action reboot of the hit cartoon, is…

The CW has set the cast for its All American planted spinoff headlined by Geffri Maya reprising her All American role as Simone Hicks. Joining her are Peyton Alex Smith (Legacies), Cory Hadrict (The Chi), Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sylvester Powell (90210), Netta Walker (Chicago Fire) and Camille Hyde (Katy…

The CW is officially moving forward with its planted pilot spinoff of All American with Geffri Maya reprising her role as Simone Hicks. The pilot will air as an episode in the current third season of the show. All American: Homecoming is the third planted pilot for the youth-skewing broadcaster this season, joining Nan…