The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

Return to wonder.

TV-PG 2021 · 2 seasons · 32 eps · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama, Family

Canceled

A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.

Created by Saladin K. Patterson

Network: ABC

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Elisha Williams Dean Williams
Dulé Hill Bill Williams
Saycon Sengbloh Lillian Williams
Laura Kariuki Kim Williams
Amari O'Neil Cory Long
Julian Lerner Brad Hitman
Milan Ray Keisa Clemmons
Don Cheadle Narrator
Allen Maldonado Coach Long
Andrew Tull Hampton
Caleb Black Norman
Charity Jordan Vivian Long

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