Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays on ABC.
Summary Despite the initial delay of the 2023–2024 television season, Abbott Elementary returned to ABC on February 7 with a hysterical, yet thoughtful premiere that shook up the school. Chris Perfetti's Jacob Hill encouraged Janine to take a temporary position with the district in the hopes she could make a positive impact. While Jacob misses his best friend, Perfetti believes that the character is coping as well as he can.
Chris Perfetti: I feel like I don't have the right to say this anymore, that I'm continually surprised by what Quinta's got brewing. But yeah, I was surprised. That said, I was really excited, as well. I think, if we're going to keep people interested in these characters, we've got to kind of continue to throw their relationships into a wood chipper and turn your expectations of them on their heads and stuff.
I feel like we definitely get to see Jacob win a bit more this year. He's not going to do a 180 overnight and become a different person. I feel like that isn't really true to what we're trying to do, either. As these relationships with the teachers within the school deepen and develop, it makes sense, for me, at least, that Jacob would feel more confident.
Janine is off doing great things at the district, but Jacob is still her best friend. They spent a lot of time together at school. How would you say he's faring without having her there right now? Jacob has this love for Janine, he has this love for Gregory, and he's seen this relationship between them play out over the years. Do you think Jacob is rooting for Janine and Gregory to be together?
One of the beautiful things about shooting the show while it's airing is that we're sort of in conversation with the world and what's happening in the world and the people who watch our show. I've just been so thrilled and pleased by what they've come up with already that I feel like anything I would pitch is usually not as good as what they've already thought up.
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