All American Completed the Core Cast’s Journeys: Why Was it

All American Season 6 ended with Spencer and Olivia getting married at the James house in a meaningful and emotional wedding.

While this season started off slowly, it evolved into one of the best seasons since the series explored character arcs, relationship dynamics, and fulfilled career goals.

Therefore, I’m unsure why The CW renewed All American for Season 7. The core cast’s journeys were complete with the additional two episodes in Season 6.

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Since Daniel Ezra (Spencer James) decided to leave the series after Season 6, why would the network renew it? Spencer, Olivia, and their friends are the characters we’ve invested in for six seasons.

It would be entertaining if Season 7 involved watching Spencer and Olivia’s married life and his professional football career or watching Jordan follow his father’s footsteps and coach football.

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But most fans have no interest in watching a new generation of teens on All American.

Rebooting the series this late never works, so why is The CW doing it?

The All American Season 6 Finale Felt Complete

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Everyone in the vortex achieved their goals, so let’s raise a glass and toast to them. Seriously, I teared up and cried so much in the last few episodes. I’ve grown to care about these characters over the last six seasons.

After some setbacks, Spencer made the draft and even became the Super Bowl MVP.

All of these achievements seemed a bit rushed with the shortened season, and so did his engagement to Olivia.

However, we’re grateful the series added two extra episodes, so viewers saw the long-awaited wedding.

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It was an important season for Jordan and Layla, too. They both worked on grief issues, while Layla realized her past issues with her mom made her fear marriage.

When they tied the knot, they were finally in a better place, though they longed for a place that felt like home. Laura helped with that when she gifted them the Baker home, and Jordan finally felt ready to coach the next generation.

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Asher and Jaymee found their footing as new parents with the help of their village. Working at Coastal didn’t work for Asher, so he asked an old friend for help. He will return to coach at West Beverly with Mrs. Coach Montes.

Jaymee realized her passion and would assist at Layla’s after Layla realized she needed a reliable manager.

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After all the trouble Coop got into, she blossomed under Laura Baker’s mentoring and got into multiple law schools. Since she was accepted into Yale and Patience got an offer for a musical, they are probably also headed East with Spencer and Olivia.

Is There a Need for More Seasons of All American?

For months, Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll has hinted that she would like to keep the All American franchise running for years.

She’s often referred to the original Beverly Hills, 90210 as her inspiration and following a group of teenage friends through their journey of achieving their lifelong goals and dreams.

She’s achieved that with the core group and now wants to reset the series by returning to high school. That’s not so much like Beverly Hills, 90210, who added cast throughout the series but kept the core group.

The entire vortex gathers at Layla’s new lounge to support Patience. (Troy Harvey/The CW — © 2024 The CW Network, LLC.)

Friday Night Lights did that in Seasons 4 and 5 when they added newer teens like Lucke and Becky and Vince and Jess, but they still had the Taylors full-time, and Landry, Julie, Tim Riggins, and Matt making appearances.

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Since The CW canceled All American: Homecoming, it seems more likely that All American Season 7 will follow a different batch of teens to continue the legacy. However, it would have made more sense to end both simultaneously.

How Rebooting Series This Late Hurts Them

This reboot feels similar to what Once Upon a Time did when they rebooted the series between Seasons 6 and 7, and half of their main cast left. Season 6 also ended well, with the core cast ending their journeys.

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Starting a series over with so many characters that viewers don’t know or care about generally doesn’t work because they watch a show because they’re invested.

The CW already made a mistake when they sent Riverdale‘s core cast back to the 1950s in its final season instead of letting them get their closure.

It appears the network is making a similar mistake since the ratings will likely dip, with most of the main cast leaving. Many fans have threatened not to watch if Spencer and Olivia aren’t on it.

What Role Will Daniel Ezra Play in Future Seasons of All American?

While showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll has assured viewers that Daniel Ezra and Spencer will be integral in future seasons, Ezra has only agreed to return as a guest star.

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He felt like Spencer’s journey had been completed and was grateful to Nkechi for writing two additional episodes so that Spencer and Olivia got their dream wedding and his send-off.

“Thanks to Nkechi and the writers, I got my wish. Season six is ‘Spencer’s goodbye.’ I’ll miss him. I’ll miss our cast and crew,” Ezra said.

During All American’s 100th episode, Ezra directed the pivotal episode. He would be open to returning to the other side of the camera and directing again.

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He’s excited to watch the series from a different perspective. I wish I had shared his enthusiasm, but Spencer’s heart made the series. It’s difficult to imagine All American without it.

Will Other Original Cast Members Appear in Season 7?

Since Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) took the coaching position at South Crenshaw, it seems like he could be following Billy’s legacy.

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Now that Laura left Jordan and Layla the Baker home, it seems like the series is setting them up to be the next couple in charge.

Maybe Jordan will discover the next “All American” like Billy discovered Spencer, and the Baker home will still be filled with Jordan and Layla mentoring teenagers.

This scenario could work, especially since Asher (Cody Christian) is coaching at Beverly. There would still be footage of the two friends coaching at rival schools.

While I still would have preferred ending with Season 6, it would have been gratifying to spend more time with Jordan, Layla, and Asher.

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They’ve all had wonderful mentors, so watching them mentor the next generation could work.

Over to you, All American Fanatics. Were you satisfied with how Season 6 ended?

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Are you planning to watch Season 7, hoping that Jordan and Layla will be the leading couple and guiding the next generation?

We’re interested in knowing your thoughts on this reboot, so share them with us below.

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