Taye Diggs Makes Surprise 'All American' Return in Series Finale: Here's How Billy Baker Came Back
Daniel Ezra directs the emotional finale as Spencer races to reach Olivia and their twins before the show’s eight-season run ends.
- On Monday, the drama All American concluded its eight-season run on The CW with a finale directed by star Daniel Ezra, following Spencer James as he negotiated a trade to Los Angeles to support Olivia.
- Before the finale, Spencer fought to secure a trade from the New York Bobcats to Los Angeles, arriving just in time to welcome his daughter, Mary, and son, Corey.
- A six-year time jump reveals Spencer retiring from the NFL, Jordan becoming a coach, and Coop becoming a lawyer; Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll noted that crafting endings meant "elevating everyone's landing to being a dream achieved."
- Taye Diggs returned as Billy Baker in the show's final scene, revealed to have been watching over Spencer and Jordan throughout their journey. Diggs said he was "honored to be in the final scene of the series."
- After eight years, the series finale allows characters to fully realize their long-term dreams, with Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll explaining that the brotherhood between Spencer and Jordan anchored her vision for their growth from South Crenshaw High.
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Taye Diggs Makes Surprise 'All American' Return in Series Finale: Here's How Billy Baker Came Back
Taye Diggs made a surprising return for the series finale of All American in a touching final moment for his […] The post Taye Diggs Makes Surprise ‘All American’ Return in Series Finale: Here’s How Billy Baker Came Back appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
‘All American’ Boss Nkechi Okoro Carroll Explains Taye Diggs, Daniel Ezra Returns for Series Finale and Why She Couldn’t Ignore ICE
After eight seasons living in the 'All American' universe, the series' head poignantly admits about the large chapter in her life, "How do you sit down and say goodbye? And I realized that you can't."
How ‘All American’ gave Coop the happily ever after she deserved
Spoilers ahead for the All American series finale.If you were watching the All American series finale’s flash-forward sequence closely, you clocked Coop wearing a wedding ring.Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll hoped you would catch it. “If people are paying close attention, she’s also wearing a wedding ring, which means when Breonna said, ‘I would have loved every version of you,’ she meant that,” she tells Out. ”Coop deserved her happily ever aft…
All American Saved Its Most Emotional Return for the Very Last Scene
All American saved its most emotional surprise for the series finale’s very last scene. Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll broke down the ending’s biggest character moments and one returning face. Billy Baker’s return brings Spencer & Jordan’s story full circle The All American series finale delivered a powerful closing moment, as reported by TVLine. Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll revealed that Taye Diggs […] The post All American Saved Its Most E…
“All American” showrunner breaks down series finale, Daniel Ezra’s return, and that shocking cameo
The CW series ended its eight-season run by bringing back a surprise character for an emotional goodbye. Michael Evans Behling and Greta Onieogou on ‘All American’Credit: Kevin Estrada/The CWKey PointsAll American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll spoke to EW about the series finale, from Daniel Ezra’s emotional return to Taye Diggs’ shocking cameo.“I always knew it was going to end [with Jordan and Spencer’s] brotherhood,” Carroll says of the sho…
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