All American is inspired by the life of professional American football player Spencer Paysinger and originally revolves around teen Spencer James Ezra , a rising star football player from Crenshaw whose dream is to make it to the NFL , as he is recruited by coach Billy Baker Diggs to play for his high school team in Beverly Hills.
The series was met with positive reviews from both critics and audiences, with praise being aimed in particular at the football sequences and performances of Ezra, Christian and Diggs.
However, it initially got weak television ratings on its home channel, but was a sleeper hit when released on Netflix , which helped both to boost its linear ratings and prevent its cancellation, allowing it to stay on air and run for several seasons.
In June , the series was renewed for a seventh season which premiered on January 29, When a rising high school American football player from South L. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger. Cast members of the spin-off All American: Homecoming :. In September , 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.
Bell and Alexis Chikaeze were promoted to series regulars for the seventh season. Filming for the series takes place in Los Angeles , California. 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".
