All American: Homecoming Is Bringing HBCU Excellence to The CW
The long-awaited spin-off All American: Homecoming is premiering on your screen Monday, February 21 on The CW.
The HBCU set show will navigate diverse students from different backgrounds, career aspirations, and mindsets. The cast was designed to showcase the true spirit of different illustrious HBCU’S but all portrayed through Bringston Univerisity set in Atlanta. Executive Producer, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, stated, “We have an HBCU where discussions about race, Blackness, and the role it plays in you, and all these different subject matters, [are] explored as part of the curriculum, and that’s really exciting for me.”
Geffri Maya playing Simone Hicks was shown in several episodes of All American, but Episode 17 of Season 3 stands out as it foreshadowed the new series. The episode showed potential cast members such as star baseball athlete Damon played by Peyton Alex Smith. The full cast includes Cory Hardrict, Kelly Jenerette, Camille Hyde, and Netta Walker. The All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll will be writing an executive producer for the new spin-off.
The show “follows a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills and an elite baseball player from Chicago as they contend with the high stakes of college sports, while also navigating the highs, lows, and sexiness of unsupervised early adulthood at a prestigious Historically Black College,” according to The CW.
“The LA version of Black culture isn’t necessarily the same as New York, which is not the same as the South, which is not the same as the Midwest. When I started looking at the best way to speak to that diversity that exists within our Blackness, it’s on a campus-like an HBCU campus,” Nkechi Okoro Carroll told Entertainment Weekly in regards to the setting decision.
The official season one trailer was released on December 13th, and it had many eager to see what’s to come.
There are few shows regarding the lives of collegiate students, fewer regarding Black collegiate students, and even fewer regarding Black Collegiate students at HBCUs. With little to no representation, this show will help to bring light to the cherished community of historically Black universities.
All American fans also express their excitement on Twitter as they count down to the premiere.
WOAH THE ALL AMERICAN HOMECOMING TRAILER LOOKS SO GOOD pic.twitter.com/eJjYSCH4Fa— ً (@westsiriss) December 13, 2021
I’m so excited for all american homecoming !!!!Can February 21st come already 🥺— M (@Mwabbzz) January 18, 2022
i am so excited for all american: homecoming. modern portrayals of hbcu life make me so happy😭— thalya (@nayahttb) January 11, 2022
Ready for All American Homecoming. Love me a good show about students at an HBCU. 😘— Alexis (@AlexisVirgoQN) December 13, 2021
The show will be different from other college shows as it will enhance realism while paying homage to many Black waymakers. Naomi Osaka, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams will be three of the many Black inspirations discussed in the show.
Finding your way in college is one of the center points of the spin-off as it will follow each character through their personal paths. The entire Black experienced will be viewed and explored in various creative ways through the series.
Mark your calendars and set your countdowns for February 21, for the premiere of All-American: Homecoming coming to The CW 9:00/8:00 Central Time.
