The new half-hour comedy series will explore the perspective of a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the turbulent late 1960s—the same era as the original series.
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Tuesday during the company's financial quarterly investors conference call that it will create"re-imagined versions" of"Home Alone" and"Diary of the Wimpy Kid."ABC has committed to the pilot production for"The Wonder Years" with award-winning filmmaker Lee Daniels as executive producer,"Good Morning America" confirmed.
The new half-hour comedy series will explore the perspective of a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the turbulent late 1960s, the same era as the original series, set between 1968 and 1973. Saladin Patterson will write for the pilot, and ABC will assemble a mini writer's room triggered upon pilot script approval. The star of the original series, Fred Savage, will direct the pilot and executive produce the reboot.The cast of The Wonder Years is shown in this undated file photo."The Wonder Years" aired on ABC for six seasons between 1988 and 1993.
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