{"id":79707,"date":"2024-03-02T01:20:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T01:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/02\/all-american-season-6-everything-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T01:20:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T01:20:37","slug":"all-american-season-6-everything-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/02\/all-american-season-6-everything-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"All American Season 6: Everything to Know\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The NFL season may be over \u2014 but All American<\/em> is gearing up for a return that will fully satisfy those football cravings.<\/p>\n

The CW series, which premiered in 2018, centers on Spencer James (Daniel Ezra<\/strong>), a rising high school football player at South Crenshaw High who gets recruited by Beverly Hills coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs<\/strong>). Forced to move in with Billy and his family to protect his transfer permit, the show follows Spencer as he struggles to find his footing while balancing football, romance, friendships and his dual life in Beverly Hills and Crenshaw.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the show has reached beyond football to touch on various topics, including violence, relationships and racism. After the season 5 finale in May 2023, the critically acclaimed drama was named the No. 1 series\u00a0with the largest total audience across all platforms and the network\u2019s most-watched series on digital streaming services.<\/p>\n

Along with accolades, season 5 brought a plethora of changes, including a midseason exit<\/a> from Diggs after his character was killed while trying to save students from a bus crash. As the mainstay and guiding light for the series, Billy\u2019s death caused shockwaves through the All American<\/em> universe, including for Spencer and Billy\u2019s kids, twins Olivia (Samantha Logan<\/strong>) and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAfter having to postpone their traditional fall primetime TV lineups in 2023 due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, networks promised an even bigger 2024. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike ended in September 2023 after nearly five months, while the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) came to a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While speaking about his decision to step away from his role, Diggs told Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> why he felt killing Billy off the series was an important step in moving the show forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it. I love the fact that it\u2019s going to give the actors so much more to work with,\u201d he told the outlet in February 2023. \u201cThere\u2019s no real closure, so the story is so rich. Spencer lost his second father figure. It\u2019s in alignment with what the writing has been in all the seasons, which is it catches people off guard. Watching how they deal with this is very similar to what happens in actual life. Not everything is always wrapped up. There are unfinished chapters and unresolved issues, but we have to continue to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Season 6 was officially renewed in January 2023 and is set to return this April. Details remain under wraps, but for Behling, he\u2019s just thankful to be part of a series that continues to discuss more complex topics.<\/p>\n