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The Wonder Years reboot gets a first teaser trailer

May 18, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

ABC has released the first trailer for The Wonder Years, the upcoming reboot of the classic 80s coming of age comedy drama. The series is narrated by Don Cheadle and takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in 1960s Montgomery, Alabama, through the eyes of the imaginative 12 year old Dean (Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams); watch it here…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6YpXU-ro-4

Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, “The Wonder Years” is a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time.

The Wonder Years stars Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, Julian Lerner, Amari O’Neil, and Milan Ray, with Don Cheadle narrating.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Don Cheadle, Elisha “EJ” Williams, the wonder years

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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