All American Season 6: Everything to Know 

The NFL season could also be over — however All American is gearing up for a return that may totally fulfill these soccer cravings.

The CW collection, which premiered in 2018, facilities on Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), a rising highschool soccer participant at South Crenshaw High who will get recruited by Beverly Hills coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs). Forced to transfer in with Billy and his household to shield his switch allow, the present follows Spencer as he struggles to discover his footing whereas balancing soccer, romance, friendships and his twin life in Beverly Hills and Crenshaw.

Over the years, the present has reached past soccer to contact on varied subjects, together with violence, relationships and racism. After the season 5 finale in May 2023, the critically acclaimed drama was named the No. 1 collection with the biggest whole viewers throughout all platforms and the community’s most-watched collection on digital streaming companies.

Along with accolades, season 5 introduced a plethora of modifications, together with a midseason exit from Diggs after his character was killed whereas attempting to save college students from a bus crash. As the mainstay and guiding gentle for the collection, Billy’s loss of life triggered shockwaves via the All American universe, together with for Spencer and Billy’s youngsters, twins Olivia (Samantha Logan) and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling).

While talking about his determination to step away from his function, Diggs instructed Entertainment Weekly why he felt killing Billy off the collection was an necessary step in transferring the present ahead.

“I love it. I love the fact that it’s going to give the actors so much more to work with,” he instructed the outlet in February 2023. “There’s no real closure, so the story is so rich. Spencer lost his second father figure. It’s in alignment with what the writing has been in all the seasons, which is it catches people off guard. Watching how they deal with this is very similar to what happens in actual life. Not everything is always wrapped up. There are unfinished chapters and unresolved issues, but we have to continue to move forward.”

Season 6 was formally renewed in January 2023 and is about to return this April. Details stay underneath wraps, however for Behling, he’s simply grateful to be a part of a collection that continues to talk about extra advanced subjects.

“I’m hoping maybe one day [Jordan will] slip into a little bit of a mental state that needs to be explored on the show,” he solely instructed Us Weekly in November 2022. “But just to be able to be a part of a show that I believe accurately depicts [mental illness] and shows our youth that it gets better. As dark as it may seem, it gets better. I think that we’re all very fortunate to be a part of a show who that does that, that doesn’t shy away from those tougher topics.”

Keep scrolling for all the pieces to learn about All American season 6:

When Does ‘All American’ Season 6 Premiere?

Season 6 will premiere on Monday, April 1, at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Seasons 1 via 5 are at present accessible to stream on Netflix.

Who Is Returning for Season 6?

Series star Ezra will return as Spencer James together with Logan, Behling, Greta Oniegou (Layla), Bre-Z (Coop) and Cody Christian (Asher). Chelsea Tavares (Patience), Karimah Westbrook (Grace), Monet Mazur (Laura), Kareem J. Grimes (Preach), Jalyn Hall (Dillon) and Mustafa Speaks (Coach Boone) spherical out the principle solid.

What Is the Plot of Season 6?

An official press launch revealed in February that season 6 of the CW collection will discover the characters in a “new chapter” of their lives. Both Jordan and Spencer are formally eligible for the NFL draft, whereas Olivia returns from London with plans to honor Billy’s legacy. Spencer and Olivia should additionally reconnect after spending time aside and Layla and Jordan face “growing pressures that test their relationship.”

Coop will proceed to “flex her legal muscles” whereas supporting Patience via her therapeutic journey after she was stabbed within the remaining moments of season 5. Asher, for his half, is concentrated on navigating life as a brand new dad or mum with Jamie (Miya Horcher), whereas Laura settles into the following stage of her private {and professional} life after Billy’s loss of life.

Who Will Not Be Returning for Season 6?

After falling to his loss of life whereas saving youngsters from a bus accident in season 5, Diggs is unlikely to present up throughout season 6 however might make appearances in flashback sequences. Coach Montes, Asher’s Coastal California University soccer coach, will even be lacking after actor Kamar De Los Reyes died at age 56 in December 2023 after a battle with mind most cancers.