All American ( TV series ) - wikipedia All American ( TV series ) All American Genre Drama Sports drama Created by April Blair Starring Daniel Ezra Taye Diggs Samantha Logan Bre - Z Greta Onieogou Monet Mazur Michael Evans Behling Cody Christian Karimah Westbrook Jalyn Hall Composer ( s ) Blake Neely Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 3 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) April Blair Greg Berlanti Sarah Schechter Rob Hardy Nkechi Okoro Carroll Producer ( s ) Robbie Rogers Cinematography Ramsey Nickell Editor ( s ) Avi Youabian Running time 43 minutes Production company ( s ) Berlanti Productions April Blair 's Company CBS Television Studios Warner Bros. Television Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network The CW Original release October 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 10 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website All American is an American television drama series, created by April Blair that premiered on The CW on October 10, 2018. The series is inspired by the life of professional football player Spencer Paysinger. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Casting 4.3 Filming 5 Reception 5.1 Ratings 5.2 Critical response 6 International Release 7 References 8 External links Premise `` When a rising high school football player from South L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds -- Crenshaw and Beverly Hills -- begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger. '' Cast and characters Main Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, based on Spencer Paysinger, a star wide receiver at Crenshaw High School who transfers to Beverly Hills High to play football, but is switched to playing cornerback. Taye Diggs as Billy Baker, the assistant coach for Beverly Hills High football team who recruits Spencer. Like Spencer, he was an alumnus of both Crenshaw High and Beverly Hills High, and played in the NFL as a former second - round pick, before his career was cut short by knee injuries. Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker, Billy 's daughter who develops an interest in Spencer. She recently just got out of rehab after a tumultuous last year and once had a one - night stand with Asher, which ended her friendship with Leila... Bre - Z as Tiana `` Coop '' Cooper, Spencer 's gay friend from Crenshaw High. Greta Onieogou as Leila Faisal, a student at Beverly High who also shows an interest in Spencer. Her father is a very successful record producer, but her mother was killed in a car accident in Switzerland. She is dating Asher and used to be friends with Olivia before they had a falling out. Monet Mazur as Laura Fine - Baker, Billy 's lawyer wife, Olivia and Jordan 's mother. Michael Evans Behling as Jordan Baker, Billy 's son and quarterback for Beverly High who takes Spencer under his wing. 17, but because of his charmed life, he has no idea about dealing with police in an orderly manner when being racially profiled. Cody Christian as Asher Adams, wide receiver of the Beverly High football team. Karimah Westbrook as Grace James, Spencer 's mother who secretly knew Billy a long time ago. Jalyn Hall as Dillon James, Spencer 's younger brother. Like Spencer, he is also an A-grade student, and is much more mature for his young age. Likes sci - fi comics. Recurring Jay Reeves as Shawn Scott. Drug dealer and gang member, however, he sometimes use it as a disguise to deliver dinners for the gang 's families. Jordan Belfi as Principal Ed Landon, pressures Billy to win games as the athletic funding is getting thinned out by boosters. as Harold Adams, Asher 's father Danielle Campbell as Lucy Hadley, Jordan 's girlfriend and part of the cheerleading squad. Calls out Asher for his gang reference. Chelsea Tavares as Patience, Coops ' love interest. as Cam, the new star wide receiver for Crenshaw High. He is taller and faster, and more physical as a press man cornerback than Spencer. However Spencer finds his weakness that he telegraphs his intended route with his eyes, which helped Spencer pick him off in the improptu wager game. Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Rob Hardy April Blair October 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 10 ) T15. 10151 0.69 Spencer James, an ambitious football player from South Los Angeles, is offered a scholarship to Beverly Hills High School when the coach Billy Baker notices his ability. He is torn between his two worlds, as his mother and brother both want him to relocate while his friend Coop struggles with gangs and his cultural shift in lifestyles. He also struggles with his father 's abandonment for a coaching job. On his first day, he plays exceptionally well much to the dismay of Asher while Spencer gets close with his girlfriend Leila who is extremely wealthy and takes a liking to him. However, Billy 's daughter Olivia seems to be more interested in him. Soon Spencer learns of experts coming in to watch him play football but a party leads to him being drugged and embarrasses himself during the game. At the end of the episode, Spencer is forced to move into the Baker household while Billy shows up at Spencer 's home to his mother and says that they need to tell him the truth. `` 99 Problems '' David McWhirter April Blair & Mike Herro & David Straus October 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 17 ) T13. 21352 0.61 In a flashback, Spencer is seen playing football for the first time but is hurt when his mother Grace informs him of his father leaving. In the present day, Spencer continues to live within the household but Billy 's constant attention to Spencer causes a rift between his relationship with his son Jordan and Olivia with Asher becoming aggressive towards him because of his interest towards Leila. Spencer continues to travel down South but his friend Coop continues to hang out with gang member Shawn and forced to pledge loyalty by dropping off what is supposed to be drugs but actually a gift to an ex-member's grandmother and soon informs Spencer that he has to live his own life. His constant visits also worry Grace as she wants what 's best for him. At scouting night, Asher 's father soon disrupts the scene after his son is injured earlier on accidentally by Spencer and announces that Spencer has been staying in the Baker household. A confrontation between Shawn and Spencer and an injury leads to Beverly Hills losing the game. When the Baker family is reconciled, a final flashback shows a adolescent Spencer running off after learning that his father would not be returning. It is revealed that Billy Baker was present for his youth football game. `` i '' Rob Hardy Nkechi O. Carroll October 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 24 ) T13. 21353 0.76 At a football session, Asher continues to grow frustrated with Spencer and soon creates a meme to ridicule him and sends it across the school. Meanwhile, Coop begins falling for a girl named Patience at her mother 's church choir soon revealed to be the reason that she has n't come out as lesbian due to the religious belief 's of her family. The tensions between Asher and Spencer increase when they attempt to fight at a session and soon Jordan experiences Spencer 's former life in South LA before Beverly after defending Spencer against Asher. Olivia and Leila try to reconcile after being paired for an English project ; but soon shuts her out when she reminisces about last year to which Leila is hurt because it is the weekend of her mother 's passing and the two eventually reconcile. Jordan experiences police racism - based treatment after being harassed and Billy soon becomes hurt that his son was n't aware of the prejudice. Coop soon is forced to come out as lesbian when her mother finds her and Patience sleeping over ( the two having kissed the night before ), she is kicked out of her home and moves in with Spencer. Jordan goes to a barber with his dad but finds his old high school yearbook revealing that his father dated Grace James, Spencer 's mother. `` Lose Yourself '' Elodie Keene John A. Norris November 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 11 - 07 ) TBA TBD 5 `` All We Got '' Rose Troche Robert D. Doty & Lorna Osunsanmi November 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 11 - 14 ) TBA TBD The tenth episode of the season was written by Natalie Abrams & Cam'ron Moore. Production Development In September 2017, it was announced that The CW veteran Greg Berlanti had two pilots in development for the network, one of them inspired by the life of NFL football player Spencer Paysinger. It was also revealed that April Blair would write and executive produce the untitled project, with Berlanti and Sarah Schechter executive producing. A pilot for the potential series, then called Spencer, was ordered in January 2018. The pilot was ordered to series on May 11, 2018. On October 2, it was reported that Blair had stepped down as showrunner due to `` personal reasons '' and was subsequently replaced with co-executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll, who was also made an executive producer. On October 8, The CW ordered five additional scripts for the series. Casting On February 22, 2018, Taye Diggs was cast as Billy Baker, followed a week later with Samantha Logan cast as Olivia Baker, his daughter. The rest of the cast was filled out through mid-March with Bre - Z and Greta Onieogou cast on March 15 as characters, Tiana Cooper and Leila Faisal, respectively, with Monet Mazur, Michael Evans Behling, and Cody Christian cast the next day, to play Laura Fine - Baker, Olivia 's mother ; Jordan Baker, Olivia 's brother ; and Asher, respectively. Karimah Westbrook was cast as Grace James on March 19 and British actor Daniel Ezra was cast in the lead role of Spencer James on March 21. On May 31, Jalyn Hall was promoted to a series regular as Dillion, Spencer 's little brother. Filming Filming for the series takes place in Los Angeles, California. The pilot was filmed during the first quarter of 2018. Filming for season one began in July. Reception Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' October 10, 2018 0.2 / 1 0.69 0.1 0.37 0.3 1.06 `` 99 Problem '' October 17, 2018 0.2 / 1 0.61 TBD TBD TBD TBD `` i '' October 24, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.76 TBD TBD TBD TBD Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 91 %, based on 23 reviews, and an average rating of 6.92 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` All American 's ambitious attempts to tackle class struggles and classroom drama largely play thanks to its winning cast -- an auspicious start to a promising new series ''. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. International release All American is aired as a web - only series on TVNZ OnDemand. It releases the same episode as the US an hour later on Thursdays ( NZT ). References ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( 11 May 2018 ). `` The CW Picks Up ' Charmed ' & ' Roswell ' Reboots, ' TVD ' / ' Originals Offshoot, ' In The Dark ' & Greg Berlanti Pilot To Series ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ; Petski, Denise ( March 21, 2018 ). `` Daniel Ezra Lands the Lead In Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot From Greg Berlanti ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( March 1, 2018 ). `` Luke Arnold Joins ' For Love ' ABC Pilot ; Samantha Logan In April Blair / Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( March 15, 2018 ). `` Bre - Z & Greta Onieogou Join April Blair / Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( March 16, 2018 ). `` Monet Mazur & Michael Evans Behling Cast In April Blair / Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( March 16, 2018 ). `` Cody Christian Cast In CW 's April Blair / Spencer Paysinger Pilot ; Richard Esteras In ' Skinny Dip ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( March 19, 2018 ). `` Karimah Westbrook Joins CW 's April Blair / Spencer Paysinger Pilot ; Justina Adorno Books ABC 's ' Grand Hotel ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( May 31, 2018 ). `` ' All American ' : Jalyn Hall Upped To Series Regular On CW Drama Series ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2018. 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Question: who is the series all american based on
Answer: professional football player Spencer Paysinger