All American
All American

Photo Credit: Art Streiber/The CW
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Premiered:
- Network: CW
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Inspired by the real-life story of NFL player Spencer Paysinger
- Subject Matter: Sports
- Tags: football (high school)
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Plot Synopsis
Inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger, ALL AMERICAN is a one-hour drama series that centers on Spencer James, a rising high school football player and A student at South Crenshaw High. Compton is the place he calls home. But when Beverly High School's football coach Billy Baker recruits him to join the team in Beverly Hills, Spencer's mother, Grace, and his best friend, Coop , convince Spencer it's an opportunity he has to seize. Now Spencer must navigate two worlds -- the south side neighborhood that he knows and the affluent Beverly Hills world that has offered him an opportunity for something bigger. When Spencer is forced to move in with Billy and his family to protect his transfer permit to Beverly, Billy's son Jordan, the team's starting quarterback, is less than thrilled to be sharing his father's attention -- or the team spotlight -- with Spencer. While Spencer struggles to find his footing, he makes an unlikely friend in Jordan's sister, Olivia, who is dealing with her own demons. He also quickly develops a crush on his classmate, Layla, something her boyfriend, Asher, quickly realizes -- and so, he sets out to drive Spencer off the football team and out of Beverly Hills for good.
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On Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT, The CW debuted "Keep Ya Head Up," the mid-season premiere of ALL AMERICAN. Spencer should be on top of the world -- his football team is headed to the playoffs and he can finally be with Layla -- but he can't shake a major tragedy that occurred causing him to question everything. Meanwhile, Coop learns some disturbing information about a friend and Jordan is worried about the results of a drug test that could end his football career for good.
Cast
- Daniel Ezra - Spencer James
- Taye Diggs - Billy Baker
- Samantha Logan - Olivia Baker
- Bre-Z - Tamia 'Coop' Cooper
- Greta Onieogou - Layla Keating
- Monet Mazur - Laura Baker
- Michael Evans Behling - Jordan Baker
- Cody Christian - Asher Adams
- Karimah Westbrook - Grace James
- Jalyn Hall - Dillon James
- Jordan Belfi - Principal Ed Landon
- Briana Lane - Elaine
- Emily Levine - Lucy
- Hunter Clowdus - JJ
- Jay Reeves - Shawn Scott
- Scott Felix - Aaron Miller
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Warner Bros. Television
- Produced by CBS Television Studios
- In association with Berlanti Productions
Settings
- - Compton, California USA
- - Beverly Hills, California USA