All American is a television drama series that first aired October 10, 2018. This series is about a young man named Spencer James who plays football for South Crenshaw high school in California. He was born and raised there but begins to be recruited by the head coach of Beverly High in Beverly Hills.
Spencer doesn’t want to go at first, he wants to stay with his mom and brother and all his friends where he has always lived, but his mom and best friend Coop convince him the move to Beverly Hills would be the best move for him. South Crenshaw has a lot of gangs, killings, poverty, poor education and they don’t really get a lot of college recruits there so Beverly would set him up better for the future.
He is forced to move in with the head coach, Billy, and his family to protect his transfer permit to Beverly. Billy’s son Jordan is not so happy about this, and neither is star receiver Asher.
Spencer has a tough time when he first moves there and doesn’t feel that he fits in with everyone at Beverly Hills and makes regular trips back home. Spencer is trying to fit in and get the feel at Beverly and he becomes close with Jordan’s sister Olivia who is struggling with her own problems.
This series holds my attention because it is very entertaining and it relates to the real world at the same time. I also am very interested in it because it is inspired by a true story so it’s interesting to see kind of what they went through.
The drama is like real issues going on in the world, in poor neighborhoods and violence and high school drama, and drug problems. The genre of this series is drama, and if you watch the show you will quickly see why.
The characters are the main character Spencer James, head coach Billy Baker, quarterback Jordan Baker, Olivia Baker, Mrs. Baker, Asher Adams, Spencer’s girlfriend Leila, Spencer’s mom Grace James, Spencer’s brother Dillon James, Spencer’s dad Corey James, and Spencer’s best friend Tamia Cooper (Coop).
The actors are Daniel Ezra (spencer), Cody Christian (Asher), Greta Onieogou (Leila), Bre Z (Coop), Taye Diggs (Billy), Michael Behling (Jordan), Jayln Hall (Dillon), Karimah Westbrook (Grace). I watch this show everywhere I go because I can watch it on my phone and I always have my phone with me. I watch it on Netflix on my phone and at home on my Xbox One.
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