AUGUST 6, 2022 | SPECIAL ISSUE
MOR N I N G PR E SE N TAT ION S
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Abbott Elementary
Quinta Brunson (Creator/EP/Writer/Actor) Sheryl Lee Ralph (Actor) Tyler James Williams (Actor) Janelle James (Actor)
ABC/SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Live in Front of a Studio Audience
Norman Lear (EP) Brent Miller (EP)
DISNEY+
The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson (Producer/Director)
AMC
Better Call Saul
Peter Gould (Co-Creator/Showrunner) Bob Odenkirk (Producer/Actor) Rhea Seehorn (Actor/Director)
APPLE TV+
Schmigadoon!
Cinco Paul (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer/Songwriter) Bo Welch (Production Designer) Christopher Willis (Composer) Christopher Gattelli (Choreographer)
Severance
Ben Stiller (EP/Director) Dan Erickson (EP/Writer/Creator) Theodore Shapiro (Composer) Jeremy Hindle (Production Designer)
Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham (Actor) Jane Becker (Writer/Co-EP) MJ Delaney (Director)
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Kerri Colby (Queen) Jasmine Kennedie (Queen) Mandy Salangsang (Showrunner/EP) Michele Mills (EP) Michelle Visage (Senior Producer/Judge)
VH1
SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
NETFLIX
Squid Game
Lee Jung-jae (Actor) Jung Ho-yeon (Actor) Haley Jung (Interpreter)
Stranger Things
Matt Duffer (Creator/Writer/Director/EP) Ross Duffer (Creator/Writer/Director/EP) Barrie Gower (Prosthetics Designer)
NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers (Host)
SHOWTIME
Yellowjackets
Melanie Lynskey (Actor) Christina Ricci (Actor) Karyn Kusama (EP/Director) Jonathan Lisco (Showrunner/EP/Writer) Bart Nickerson (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer)
We Need to Talk About Cosby
W. Kamau Bell (Director/EP) Katie A. King (Showrunner/EP) Jennifer Brooks (Editor)
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Lizzo (Host/EP)
Lucy and Desi
Robert A. Martinez (Editor) David Schwartz (Composer) Mark Monroe (Writer/Producer)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan (Actor) Tony Shalhoub (Actor) Alex Borstein (Actor) Amy Sherman-Palladino (Creator/EP/Writer/Director) Daniel Palladino (EP/Writer/Director)
PRIME VIDEO
LUNCH BREAK
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A F T E R N O ON PR E SE N TAT ION S
HULU
HBO MAX
Only Murders in the Building
John Hoffman (Co-Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer) Jane Lynch (Actor) Nathan Lane (Actor) Siddhartha Khosla (Composer)
The Great
Elle Fanning (EP/Actor) Nicholas Hoult (EP/Actor) Sharon Long (Costume Designer) Francesca di Mottola (Production Designer)
Dopesick
Danny Strong (Creator/EP/Writer/Director) Kaitlyn Dever (Actor) Peter Sarsgaard (Actor)
The Dropout
Amanda Seyfried (Producer/Actor) Michael Showalter (EP/Director) Francesca Gregorini (Director)
Pam & Tommy
Lily James (Actor) Sebastian Stan (Actor) Robert Siegel (Creator/Co-Showrunner/EP/Writer) D.V. DeVincentis (Co-Showrunner/EP/Writer)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Robin Thede (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer/Actor) Tracey Ashley (Co-EP/Head Writer) Bridget Stokes (Director)
Station Eleven
Himesh Patel (Actor) Patrick Somerville (Creator/EP/Writer) Hiro Murai (EP/Director)
Hacks
Hannah Einbinder (Actor) Lucia Aniello (Co-Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer/Director) Paul W. Downs (Co-Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer/Director/Actor) Jen Statsky (Co-Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer)
SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
HBO MAX
The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge (Actor) Murray Bartlett (Actor) Connie Britton (Actor) Natasha Rothwell (Actor) Alexandra Daddario (Actor) Steve Zahn (Actor) Jake Lacy (Actor)
COMEDY CENTRAL
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Desi Lydic (Correspondent) Ramin Hedayati (Supervising Producer/Segment Director) Christiana Mbakwe-Medina (Writer) Nikolai Johnson (Editor)
FX
What We Do in the Shadows
Stefani Robinson (EP/Writer) Sarah Naftalis (Supervising Producer/Writer) Kayvan Novak (Actor) Laura Montgomery (Costume Designer)
Impeachment: American Crime Story
Sarah Paulson (Actor/EP) Sarah Burgess (EP/Showrunner/Writer)
The World According to Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum (EP/Host)
We Feed People
Ron Howard (Director/Producer) José Andrés (Subject)
Angelyne
Emmy Rossum (EP/Actor) Danny Glicker (Costume Designer) David Williams (Makeup Department Head) Vincent Van Dyke (Prosthetic Designer) Kate Biscoe (Makeup Department Head)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
PEACOCK
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TELEVISION CONTENT HAS Deadline brings you the best of television in the latest edition of its celebrated Contenders: Nominees event
TELEVISION CONTENT IS BOOM-
comedy What We Do In The Shadows to
such as Showtime’s Yellowjackets and
ING. According to Nielsen’s most recent
Jean Smart-starrer Hacks.
Apple TV+’s Severance, with new
State of Play report, between Febru-
The Limited Series category is espe-
characters and mysteries to unfold in seasons to come.
ary 2021 and February 2022 more than
cially exciting. While the competition
three-quarters of a million TV shows can
only has the benefit of five awards in
now be watched on streaming and tra-
their category, as opposed to eight each
first Emmy nomination this year with
ditional television platforms. That makes
in Best Drama and Best Comedy, the
her competition reality series Lizzo’s
the feat of capturing an Emmy nomina-
quality is clear to see from the nomina-
Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. The global
tion all the more impressive, and each of
tions. Of that group, HBO’s The White
superstar, who serves as host and exec
these nominated programs participating
Lotus and Hulu’s Dopesick, The Dropout
producer on the Amazon series, is here
in Deadline’s Contenders Television: The
and Pam & Tommy join us on the stage.
to tell you all about the show which sees
Nominees award season event deserve their accolades. This year, we have 31 shows from
There are, of course, a host of returning series that continue to shine throughout the awards season with The
Global superstar Lizzo scored her
a group of plus-size dancers battling it out for spots as backup dancers. So sit back, relax and enjoy yet
16 networks and streamers joining us
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Stranger Things
another wonderful day of our Contend-
to discuss their creations and what
and Ted Lasso all making appearances at
ers Television: The Nominees event.
it took to bring them to the screen.
this year’s event, while in the Outstand-
We’ve worked hard to curate a stellar
Again, Emmy history is being made:
ing Variety Talk Series category, we’ve
line up of the best that this year’s
Netflix’s Squid Game marks the first
got you covered with nominees like Late
Emmy contenders have to offer. We’re
non-English-language series to secure
Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily
thankful that you’re choosing to spend
a Best Drama nomination. Will it follow
Show with Trevor Noah.
the day with us and happy to give
This season also marks the signoff
the networks, streamers and studios
of a number of series, with those earn-
the opportunity to showcase a vast
ing nominations in their final seasons
array of nominated talent to answer our
exemplify the breadth of small screen
including AMC’s Better Call Saul, also
questions. By the time the day wraps
entertainment that’s up for offer this
in this year’s Contenders lineup. It’s
up, we’re hopeful each of you will have
year from musical parody Schmigadoon!
always sad to see some of our favorite
a strong picture of who deserves your
to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne
TV shows say goodbye, but new series
Emmy vote out of this amazing collec-
Michaels, to Jemaine Clement’s vampire
have jumped into awards contention,
tion of nominees. ★
in Parasite’s footsteps from the 2020 Oscars and secure a win? We’ve got multiple panels that really
Meet the moderatoRS The Deadline staffers who’ll be guiding you through this year’s Contenders YOUR EMCEE JOE UTICHI
EXECUTIVE AWARDS EDITOR
Joe oversees Deadline’s awards coverage, including its dedicated print magazine for the Oscar and Emmy seasons, AwardsLine. He also edits Deadline’s special “Disruptors” edition for the Cannes Film Festival and serves as the emcee for its Contenders events. He has been aboard since 2012. Prior to joining, his work regularly appeared in his native UK—for outlets including The Sunday Times and The Guardian—and around the world. He has also worked extensively in film and television, producing EPK and production notes and working as a unit publicist. He is a member of BAFTA and has sat on multiple juries for the BAFTA Film Awards.
YOUR MODERATORS MIKE FLEMING
Playboy, Details, TV Guide and Esquire.
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, FILM
Emmy nominations for writing. Pete is only the second journalist to have
Mike joined Deadline in 2010 after
PETE HAMMOND
received the Publicists Guild of America’s
working at Variety for 20 years as a
AWARDS COLUMNIST/CHIEF FILM CRITIC
Press Award twice, in 1996 and 2013.
reporter, writer and columnist. He
Pete, widely considered to be one of
was not only nationally recognized
the pre-eminent awards analysts for
MATTHEW CAREY
as Variety’s premiere film reporter
both film and television, has for the
DOCUMENTARY EDITOR, AWARDS
but also for his “Dish” and “The Buzz”
past 11 years been Deadline’s Awards
Matthew Carey joined Deadline fulltime
columns. Mike is known for his industry
Columnist covering what is seemingly
in 2020, after a long association as a
relationships and his ability to break
now the year-round Oscar and Emmy
freelancer, to specialize in coverage of
news wherever it happens, including on
seasons. He is also Deadline’s Chief
the nonfiction film landscape. Matthew
the ground at festivals like Sundance,
Film Critic, having previously reviewed
is a writer and producer whose work has
Cannes and Toronto. He also is an author:
films for MovieLine, Boxoffice magazine,
appeared on CNN, CNN International
Doubleday published his book about
Backstage, Hollywood.com and Maxim,
and CNN en Español. He has written
The Three Stooges, From Amalgamated
as well as Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide
extensively about documentary film
Morons to American Icons, which ABC
for which he was a contributing editor.
for CNN and CNN.com, Documentary
turned into a telepic executive produced
In addition to writing, Pete is also host
magazine, NBCNews.com and TheWrap.
by Mel Gibson. One of Mike’s early jobs in
of both the KCET Cinema Series and the
journalism was editor of the well-known
weekly KCET television series, Must See
ROSY CORDERO
Media Industry Newsletter (MIN). He
Movies. He previously held producing
SENIOR TV REPORTER
then joined New York Newsday as a
positions at Entertainment Tonight,
Rosy joined Deadline in July 2021 as
columnist, reviewer and entertainment
Extra, Access Hollywood, The Arsenio Hall
Senior TV Reporter, where she will cover
writer. During his career, he has written
Show, The Martin Short Show and AMC
the small-screen industry, continue to lift
for numerous magazines including
Networks and is the recipient of five
up talent from marginalized communities
and spearhead Deadline’s Diversity
and moved to Los Angeles, and remained
Reporter and Broadcasting & Cable.
& Inclusion coverage. She previously
in the newsroom covering numerous
The San Diego State graduate is also
worked at Entertainment Weekly, where
parts of the industry, including box office,
the author of the 2021 New York Times
she had been a digital news writer
for about a decade. Prior to arriving at
bestseller How to Save a Life: An Inside
the past two years. Before that in her
Deadline in the fall of 2011, where he
Story of Grey’s Anatomy.
freelance career she wrote for Deadline,
co-edited the site’s sister publication
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Latina.
AwardsLine, Anthony covered the box
PETER WHITE
com and the New York Daily News. She is
office beat for Indiewire’s Thompson on
TELEVISION EDITOR
based in Los Angeles.
Hollywood. He also co-produced Matt
Peter, who joined Deadline in 2017,
Walsh’s film A Better You.
is a respected veteran TV journalist
ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO
who previously worked at UK-based
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR/BOX OFFICE EDITOR
LYNETTE RICE
Broadcast, where after starting there in
Anthony covers box office, breaking
TV EDITOR, AWARDSLINE/
2013 rose to News Editor responsible for
film news, awards-season features
SENIOR WRITER, DEADLINE
putting together the weekly magazine
and festival news. His first job in the
Lynette Rice joined Deadline in February
as well as breaking daily news. Before
film industry was at Savoy Pictures’
and comes from Entertainment
that he was deputy editor of Television
headquarters in New York where he
Weekly, where she wrote for the
Business International magazine. He
worked in film distribution. In the
magazine and the website. Before
covers the television industry from
summer of 1999, he was hired by Variety
that, she worked for The Hollywood
Deadline’s Los Angeles bureau.
THE SHOWS ABC/SONY PICTURES TELEVISION
Live in Front of a Studio Audience Marking the third iteration of Live in Front of a Studio Audience stars Jennifer Aniston, Gabrielle Union, Kathryn Hahn and Allison Tolman where they bring characters from Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes back to life. The quartet portray private school teens taken from the Facts of Life’s fictional Eastland School who at times crossed over to Diff’rent Strokes. AMC NETWORKS
Better Call Saul The prequel to modern classic Breaking Bad, this spin-off has matched that crime drama’s level of acclaim. Starring as Jimmy McGill, Bob Odenkirk masterfully charts the character’s path from con man to small-time lawyer, to criminalfor-hire Saul Goodman. APPLE TV+
Schmigadoon! A parody of iconic musicals, Schmigadoon! is a new musical
comedy series exec produced by Lorne Michaels and starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find ‘true love’. Severance Directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, this sci-fi psychological thriller follows employees at Lumon Industries, a sinister biotech corporation. Mark (Adam Scott) is an employee that went through a controversial “severance” procedure that separates his work and non-work memories and starts to unravel conspiracies about Lumon. Ted Lasso The second season of this comedy drama sees Jason Sudeikis play Ted Lasso, a small-time American college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a Premier League team despite
having no experience coaching the English game. COMEDY CENTRAL
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Hosted by Trevor Noah since 2015, this show sees Noah bring insightful humor to the day’s top headlines, providing coverage of and catharsis to politics, pop culture, entertainment sports and more. DISNEY+
The Beatles: Get Back Directed by The Lord of the Rings helmer Peter Jackson, this threepart documentary series takes audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history. FX
Impeachment: American Crime Story This limited series examines the national crisis that led to the first impeachment of a U.S. President in more than a century. Starring Beanie Feldstein, Clive Owen and
BETTER CALL SAUL
LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE
SCHMIGADOON!
TED LASSO
THE BEATLES: GET BACK
SEVERANCE
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH IMPEACHMENT: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
SEVERANCE
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW
HACKS
DOPESICK
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
STATION ELEVEN
THE WHITE LOTUS
THE DROPOUT
THE GREAT
RUPAUL’S PAMDRAG & TOMMY RACE
Sarah Paulson and executive produced by Monica Lewinsky, the series explores the fallout from Bill Clinton’s affair with the former White House intern. What We Do in the Shadows This comedy, starring Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch, follows four vampires who have been roommates in Staten Island for hundreds and hundreds of years. The series is created by Jemaine Clement. HBO MAX
A Black Lady Sketch Show This comedy series is created, written by and stars Robin Thede and has broken new ground in sketch comedy television featuring a core cast of Black women living relatable experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations. Hacks Season 2 of HBO Max’s comedy series Hacks explores the evolving dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder). Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul. W. Downs and Poppy Liu also star. Station Eleven Starring Mackenzie Davis and Himesh Patel, this 10-episode limited drama series, based on the international bestseller by Emily St. John Mandel, comes from creator Patrick Somerville and Paramount TV Studios. It’s a post-apocalyptic saga spanning
multiple timelines, telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
billionaire after she founded Theranos, a medical technology company. However, it came to light that Theranos didn’t have the technology they claimed, and Holmes had defrauded investors.
The White Lotus Created, written and directed by Mike White, this satirical comedy-drama follows the staff and vacationers at the White Lotus resort in Hawaii over the course of a week-long stay. The ensemble cast includes Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon.
The Great Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult reprise their roles as a combative royal couple in Season 2 of The Great and Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own. But, if she thought dethroning her husband was difficult, it’s nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn’t want to be liberated. She battles her court, her team and even her own mother in a bid to bring enlightenment to Russia.
HULU
Dopesick Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Beth Macy, this series focuses on the people and families affected by opioid addiction across the country. The focus shifts between the machinations in boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to the DEA as they build a legal case, and to the communities most affected by opioids like a small mining community in Virginia. Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg and Kaitlyn Dever star in this series created, written and directed by Danny Strong. The Dropout Based on the podcast of the same name, this miniseries was created by Elizabeth Meriwether and chronicles the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried). Holmes quickly became the world’s youngest self-made
Only Murders in the Building Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, this mystery-comedy revolves around a trio of strangers who decide to investigate a suspicious death in their apartment building and start a truecrime podcast. When the police rule the death a suicide, it falls on retired actor Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), struggling Broadway director Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and childhood friend of the victim Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) to discover what actually happened. Pam & Tommy Robert Siegel created this series based on the marriage between Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan), and their infamous sex tape. After being fired from renovating Lee’s mansion, Rand Gauthier (Seth Rogan) decides to steal their safe
to make up for the money he is owed. Upon finding that the contents include a sex tape, he realizes he found a way to make his money back. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
We Feed People Directed by Ron Howard, We Feed People spotlights renowned Spanish chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen’s incredible mission and evolution over 12 years, from being a scrappy collection of grassroots volunteers to becoming one of the most highly regarded humanitarian aid organizations in the disaster relief sector. The World According to Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum is back and he’s as curious as ever. In this season, he uncovers surprising secrets behind a whole new host of topics – including dogs, magic, fireworks, monsters, dance, puzzles, backyards, birthdays, tiny things and motorcycles. Passionate fans to experts and scientists share new insights to discover how these everyday marvels have shaped the world in which we live. NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers writes and hosts this late-night talk show alongside his sidekick and bandleader Fred Armisen. After more than a year without a live audience, Meyers returned to studio 8G in October 2021 for comedic monologues, recurring segments and interviews with guests such as Ben Stiller, Kenneth Branagh and Penelope Cruz.
WE FEED PEOPLE
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JEFF GOLDBLUM LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
NETFLIX
Squid Game Hwang Dong-hyuk created, wrote, and directed this drama that quickly became Netflix’s most-watched series. Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a divorced father with a gambling addiction, joins 455 other contestants with crippling financial debt who are willing to risk their lives in a series of deadly children’s games to win a large cash prize. While losing the game means death, each contestant lost adds more money to the prize pool.
SQUID GAME
STRANGER THINGS
Stranger Things Created, written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer, this sci-fi horror series mixes the pop culture of the ’80s with supernatural conspiracy theories surrounding the Cold War. Season 4 takes place six months after the events at the Starcourt Mall, which led to the disappearance of Hopper (David Harbour). The group is separated and navigating high school when a new supernatural threat approaches. PEACOCK
ANGELYNE
Angelyne This limited series starring Emmy Rossum puts the spotlight an original LA icon from the ’80s who infiltrated pop culture and rose to fame after a series of billboards began to appear around town featuring her signature curvier figure. Martin Freeman, Alex Karpovsky, Hamish Linklater, Charlie Rowe, Lukas Gage, Michael Angarano, Molly Ephraim and David Krumholtz also star. The series was directed by Matt Spicer and Lucy Tcherniak.
PRIME VIDEO
Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls Global superstar Lizzo is on the hunt for confident, bad-ass women to join her world. Only the most talented dancers will have what it takes to twerk it out on world stages with her and join the ranks of the elite Big Grrrls. Lucy and Desi From director Amy Poehler, Lucy and Desi explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history—Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz—who risked everything to be together. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel, a 1958 New York City woman, has everything she’s ever wanted—the perfect husband, two kids, and an elegant Upper West Side apartment perfect for hosting Yom Kippur dinner. But her perfect life suddenly takes an unexpected turn and Midge discovers a previously unknown talent — stand-up comedy, a revelation that changes her life forever. In Season 4, it’s 1960 and change is in the air. Looking to hone her act, Midge finds a gig with total creative freedom. But her commitment to her craft —and the places it takes her—creates a rift between her and the family and friends around her. SHOWTIME
We Need to Talk About Cosby This four-part documentary sees comedian-turned-TV host W. Kamau Bell measure the ground-
LIZZO’S WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GRRRLS
LUCY AND DESI
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT COSBY
breaking accomplishments of Bill Cosby against the volume of women who accused him of sexually assaulting them after drugging them.
YELLOWJACKETS
Yellowjackets Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson created this drama about four women involved in a 1996 plane crash when they were teenagers. The series switches between their lives during the crash and 25 years later, as they try to move past the things they did to survive. The ensemble cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis and Cristina Ricci as the adult versions of the girls. VH1
ABBOTT THE MASKED ELEMENTARY SINGER RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
RuPaul’s Drag Race The world’s most famous drag queen, RuPaul, plays host, judge and mentor in this reality-competition show, crowning America’s next drag superstar. Now in its 14th season, contestants compete in a series of challenges to impress RuPaul in their bid to win a cash prize and the crown. WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP/ ABC/20TH TELEVISION
Abbott Elementary Quinta Brunson created, writes and stars in this mockumentary sitcom on ABC. Janine Teagues (Brunson) is a second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary school who is dedicated to helping her students succeed. The ensemble cast includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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