Exclusive: “All American: Homecoming” Introduces Us to Its Version of HBCU Life

The CW’s “All American” franchise is taking us to Bringston College for a style of the HBCU expertise. The upcoming spinoff, titled “All American: Homecoming,” follows tennis star Simone Hicks (performed by “All American” star Geffri Maya), baseball prodigy Damon Sims (performed by Peyton Alex Smith), and others of their pursuit of upper schooling in Atlanta. The collection is positioned as a sports activities drama that spotlights life at an HBCU the place “Black excellence is a lifestyle.”

In an unique sneak peek of the brand new collection, we get a full view of the ups and downs of school life — from college students’ research to the struggles of pupil athletes to Greek life and extra. However the way it seems for this group of Bringston college students all hinges on how Simone and her pals deal with the strain and climate the storm as maturing adults.

Talking on the spinoff, Maya tells POPSUGAR she was thrilled to study she’d be helming her personal present. “I could not be extra grateful only for the chance due to the storyline and the course that [showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll] is taking it,” she says. “Simply how she needs to characterize athletes normally, Black athletes . . . They deserve a lot love for what they do and the way they’re.”

Get an unique take a look at “All American: Homecoming” above earlier than the brand new collection premieres on Monday, Feb. 21, at 9 p.m. ET.