All American returns for its highly anticipated seventh season, featuring original cast members Michael Evans Behling, Greta Onieogou, and Bre-Z. Osy Ikhile, Nathaniel McIntyre, Antonio J. Bell, and Alexis Chikaeze are joining as new series regulars.
The season begins with a special sneak peek episode on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, before its official premiere on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, on The CW.
Produced by Berlanti Productions alongside Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, the show continues its legacy under the executive production of Greg Berlanti, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Jameal Turner, Sarah Schechter, and David Strauss.
Fans can look forward to fresh storylines and the return of familiar faces as the series revisits its roots.
This is sad news for fans of The CW series All American: Homecoming. News outlets have reported that the show has been canceled.
Its upcoming third season is set to be its last. This unfortunate update on the beloved series comes just two weeks after reports suggested the show would unlikely return for a fourth season. Bummer.
So, executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll expressed her accepted disappointment at the turn of events with her show:
“I’m devastated to learn that All American: Homecoming will not be moving forward with more episodes and that this new season premiering in July will be our final one. However, I am so very grateful to have worked with this incredible cast and crew, led by Geffri Maya, to bring the authentic HBCU experience to your screens for the last three seasons.”
She added: “We made this show for the culture and thank our loyal audience and fans for taking this ride with us. We made this show so that our community, our kids and their dreams could be seen and celebrated every week and we are proud to say we accomplished that mission, especially with this exciting final season which we can’t wait to show you all. So with a heavy but proud heart, I give one final shoutout to our favorite Bringston Lions!”
Shadow and Act were the first to grab the “exclusive key art” ahead of The CW’s hit show All American, returning for an explosive sixth season. The show premieres on April 1, bringing back Daniel Ezra, Michael Evans Behling, Samantha Logan, Greta Onieogu, Bre-Z, Chelsea Tavares, Monét Mazur, Cody Christian and Karimah Westbrook.
According to The CW here is the official description for season 6:
Season 6 finds Spencer (Daniel Ezra) and his friends in momentous new chapters of their lives. Now juniors at GAU, Spencer and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) are officially eligible to enter the NFL draft, placing Spencer, especially, at the center of the media spotlight. Egos soon clash when a new addition joins the GAU coaching staff and shifts the team dynamics. Meanwhile, Olivia (Samantha Logan) returns to L.A. changed by her time in London and invigorated by a new project to honor her father’s legacy. After being apart, Spencer and Olivia try to reconnect as new versions of themselves. Layla (Greta Onieogou) also explores a new version of herself as she adds “club owner” to her impressive list of titles. While still happily engaged to Jordan, she faces growing pressures that test their relationship and her mental health. Coop (Bre-Z) flexes her legal muscles while faithfully supporting Patience (Chelsea Tavares) through her healing journey, as Patience prepares for a looming legal battle against the superfan that attacked her last season. Asher (Cody Christian) navigates life as a new parent while Laura (Monét Mazur) settles into the next stage of her personal and professional life. And through it all, Grace (Karimah Westbrook) remains a constant anchor for Spencer, and everyone else, when they need her the most, while dealing with her sons growing up too fast. Together, the entire group discovers that, even in their toughest moments, the best path forward is to seize today and lean on each other.
Here’s that key art we were hollering about. What do you think?
As reported by Shadow and Act, the new trailer for season 6 of All American is upping the ante on the drama amongst the cast of couples, relationships, and everyone in between.
Outside of the crazy situationship drama there is plenty of football drama to take in also, I mean it is called All American for a reason. The characters are still dealing with the heavy toll of the stalker stabbing incident that happened in the season 5 finale.
All American stars Daniel Ezra, Smanatha Logan, Michael Evans Behling, Greta Onieogu, Bre-Z, Cody Christian, Karimah Westbrook, Chelsea Tavares, Jayln Hall, Hunter Clowdus, Monet Mazur and Kareem J. Grimes. Moving to season regular status is Martin Bobb-Semple.
The CW series was created and executive-produced by Nkechi Okoro Carroll. She also serves as co-showrunner Marqui Jackson, an executive producer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robbie Rogers, and Lindsay Dunn also round out the executive producers on the series.
Bronny James is him. The young phenom, McDonald’s All-American, and son of NBA legend LeBron James is currently enjoying his journey to the NBA. Named an All-American, Bronny took part in the Powerade JamFest, most notably the Slam Dunk Contest, which his father was in decades ago.
Bronny jumped over his 6’5″ brother Bryce James during the dunk contest for his most impressive dunk. He also put down an impressive windmill during the warmups. You can see all of the moments from Bronny’s session below.
The McDonald’s All-American Games have announced a new group of rising basketball stars as nominees for the 2023 class.
A total of 722 high school girls and boys basketball players from throughout the country have been nominated. This year’s nominees come from 44 states and the District of Columbia, and they attend 462 different high schools across the country. Texas had the most nominations (93) followed by California (73), Florida (65) and New Jersey (65). (35). Montverde Academy had the most nominations (11) followed by Dream City Christian High School (8), Southern California Academy (8), and IMG Academy (8).
“Providing a national platform to elevate and honor these players is what the McDonald’s All American Games is all about,” said Joe Wootten, McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee Chairman. “We’ve been doing this for over four decades and have seen some truly amazing kids come through this iconic program. That’s why this moment is so special…the history, prestige and all that comes with it. These players are joining a long list of icons to be named nominees to the Games and it’s something that will never be taken away.”
“Becoming a McDonald’s All American Games nominee is bigger than one person – it’s about representing your family, friends, school and community on the national stage and doing so with pride of what you earned and respect for those that have paved the way,” said Vicki Chancellor, Atlanta-based McDonald’s Owner/Operator and Chair, McDonald’s USA Franchisee Marketing Committee. “On behalf of McDonald’s, we’re so proud of every nominee and know how much hard work went into this achievement. It’s important we take a moment to highlight the achievements of these athletes from across the country and celebrate their new status as a McDonald’s All American nominee.”
The final lineups will be revealed later this month. The announcement will be made live on NBA Today on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, between 3-4 p.m. ET on ESPN. A complete list of 2023 McDonald’s All American Games Nominees is available at mcdaag.com.
The McDonald’s All-American game made its return to Chicago. The game highlighting the best girls and boys high school basketball players around the world set up a two-night residency at the Wintrust Arena.
The POWERADE® Jam Fest shook Wintrust Arena on Monday, March 28 as part of the 45th year of the McDonald’s All American Games, as the best high school basketball players in the country showcased their skills in front of an electrifying crowd. The annual all-star event, which included a skills competition, 3-point shooting contest, and slam contest, gave spectators a preview of what to expect at the McDonald’s All American Games.
The Skills Competition was won by Indya Nivar for the girls and Mark Mitchell for the boys. Nivar is committed to Stanford, Mitchell to Duke. In the 3-Point Contest, Duke commit Ashlon Jackson represented the women, while Keyonte George who is headed to Baylor won for the men. In the dunk contest, which featured boys and girls, Ashlyn Watkins won. Watkins, who is set to head to South Carolina in the fall, is the second girl in a row to win the All-American dunk contest. During her performance, she put on Candace Parker’s Chicago Sky jersey to deliver the same dunk that the area legend did to win her dunk contest.
The dunk contest judges included G Herbo and DJ Oreo.
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For the All American Game, Duke’s Dariq Whithead won the All American Game MVP award, powering the East team to a 105-81 win behind a 13 point, seven-rebound and seven assist game. Cam Whitmore hit the big stage and dropped off 19 to assist in the win. For the West, Mark Mitchell added 19 points. He was joined by Anthony Black, who verbally committed to Arkansas at the jam session.
During the women’s game, KiKi Rice led the East with a 17 point and five assist effort. Rice is headed to UCLA and faced off against Gabriela Jaquez who will join her as a Lady BRuin. Jaquez also finished with 17 points.
“We just focused on our defensive intensity,” Rice said after the win. “We came out hard and focused and having a good start. I think we did a good job of executing our game plan.”
