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'All American' Showrunner Reveals How They Filmed Large Crowd Scenes Amid Pandemic

'All American' Showrunner Reveals How They Filmed Large Crowd Scenes Amid Pandemic

All American is BACK on The CW TONIGHT (January 18) for it’s third season!

The series returns with some changes due to filming during the pandemic.

Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll opened up about how the series tackled the changes.

“The biggest thing is we are a young adult show that loves to throw parties — homecoming, everybody’s birthday — and now it’s just like, ‘Uh uh, what three people are getting together to have coffee and a chat?’” she told Variety. “We started writing the season end of February — I rolled directly from Season 2 into Season 3 — so by the time the pandemic hit and it was like it was here to hang out for a while, we went back and did our COVID pass on [scripts] and flagged scenes with too many extras in it.”

For party scenes or large gatherings, they switched them up to focus more on private moments happening, and for the football scenes…

“Football’s full contact; socially distanced football works for drills at practice but not for games and it’s their senior year so it just felt crazy [not to have football] if we weren’t addressing COVID on the show,” she added. “Effectively, what we created was a football bubble, modeled after what the NBA did.”

During quarantine, the more than 50 players and experts who make up the different football teams were tested four days a week, were given “individual sanitization bags,” which included masks and hand sanitizer. One of the masks in the bag was flesh colored so they could wear it during filming and it would be easy to edit out if caught on camera.

“There’s going to be a lot of halftime, on their way to the bathroom conversations this season so we can put them on our stages instead,” Nkechi said.

Improvised hugging or kissing was also not allowed, and the only included “moments of a hug or a kiss in a script if it was absolutely integral to the storyline.”

Tune in to All American season three on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT on The CW!

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Check out New Photos & the Synopsis For the First Episode of 'All American' Season 3

Check out New Photos & the Synopsis For the First Episode of 'All American' Season 3

We’re getting a first look at the upcoming season three premiere of All American!

The new season kicks off on January 18th on The CW.

In “Seasons Pass,” Spencer (Daniel Ezra) finds himself on the defense after an interview he gave comes out, upsetting his old teammates and emotions get the best of them.

Coop (Bre-Z) and Layla (Greta Onieogou) return from tour, but while Coop tries to figure out what happened with Patience (Chelsea Tavares), she tries to learn why Tyrone’s sister is back.

Billy (Taye Diggs) is excited for a fresh start at South Crenshaw High, but he must confront something from his past first that could be a roadblock to his success. Meanwhile, Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) and Simone (guest star GeffriMaya) struggle with saying goodbye to someone they love.

Also starring in the episode include Samantha Logan, Cody Christian, Monet Mazur and Karimah Westbrook.

Check out the season trailer right here and be sure to tune in to All American season three on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT on The CW!


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The CW Drops New 'All American' Teaser With Daniel Ezra & Cody Christian - Watch!

The CW Drops New 'All American' Teaser With Daniel Ezra & Cody Christian - Watch!

There’s a brand new teaser trailer for All American and it looks so good!

The new CW series centers on a high school football player from South Central L.A. who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High and the wins, losses and struggles of two families from different worlds.

Daniel Ezra, Michael Evans Behling, Cody Christian, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Greta Onieogou, and Bre-Z all star in the series.

All American premieres Wednesday, October 10th @ 9PM ET/PT.

Check out the first-look for All-American below!

Zoey Deutch Looks So Chic at 'Set It Up' NYC Screening!

Zoey Deutch Looks So Chic at 'Set It Up' NYC Screening!

Zoey Deutch wears a matching top and pants while attending a screening of her new Netflix movie Set It Up on Tuesday (June 12) in New York City.

The 24-year-old actress was joined at the event by her co-stars Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Meredith Hagner, and Joan Smalls, as well as her mom Lea Thompson.

Set It Up will be available for streaming on June 15.

FYI: Zoey is wearing a Valentino outfit. Joan is wearing a David Koma outfit and Ofira jewelry.

20+ pictures inside of Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell at the premiere… More Here! »

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KJ Apa & Camila Mendes Strike a Pose at The CW Upfront Party 2018!

KJ Apa & Camila Mendes Strike a Pose at The CW Upfront Party 2018!

KJ Apa and Camila Mendes join forces at the CW Network’s 2018 Upfront Party!

The Riverdale stars were joined by their co-stars Charles Melton, Casey Cott, Vanessa Morgan, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Lili Reinhart, and Mark Consuelos at the event held at Avra Madison Estiatorio on Thursday (May 17) in New York City.

Also in attendance were Roswell, New Mexico‘s Michael Vlamis, Jeanine Mason, Lily Cowles, and Nathan Parsons, In The Dark‘s Perry Mattfeld, and All American‘s Cody Christian, Daniel Ezra, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling.

Supernatural‘s Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins, Arrow‘s Stephen Amell, Black Lightning‘s China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Cress Williams, and Christine Adams, Dynasty‘s Elizabeth Gillies, Nicollette Sheridan, and Rafael De La Fuente, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom also stepped out for the party.

Charmed‘s Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, and Sarah Jeffery, LegaciesDanielle Rose Russell and Matt Davis, and Thirty Seconds To Mars were there to show their support as well.

FYI: Lili is wearing an Elkin dress with Chloe Gosselin shoes. Camila is wearing a Missoni dress with a L’Afshar clutch. Elizabeth is wearing Vitor Zerbinato.

50+ pictures inside of CW stars at the event… More Here! »

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Cody Christian Debuts First Look at New Show 'All-American' at CW Upfronts 2018

Cody Christian Debuts First Look at New Show 'All-American' at CW Upfronts 2018

Cody Christian suits up for the 2018 CW Network Upfront held at The London Hotel on Thursday morning (May 17) in New York City.

The former Teen Wolf actor stars in the network’s new series, All-American, which centers on a high school football player from South Central L.A. who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High and the wins, losses and struggles of two families from different worlds.

Cody was joined by his cast including Daniel Ezra, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Greta Onieogou, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling.

Also seen at the upfront event were Roswell, New Mexico stars Michael Vlamis, Jeanine Mason, Lily Cowles and Nathan Parsons plus In The Dark‘s Perry Mattfeld.

Check out the first-look for All-American below!

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