After being hit with allegation of misconduct, the Kevin Arnold depicter on The Wonder Years is reportedly taking time to reflect about how he could be a better person.
The Wonder Years,” which is executive produced by Daniels and original series star
Fred Savage.
Daniels has teamed with ABC to revisit “The Wonder Years,” and this time with an all-Black cast. He will exec produce the comedy with original series co-creator
Neal Marlens.
“The Wonder Years” ran on ABC from March 15, 1988 until May 12, 1993, and centers on Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold, a teenager growing up in a suburban middle-class family. Throughout the series’ six-season run, Kevin deals with middle and high school, encounters puberty, has ups and downs with childhood sweetheart Winnie Cooper, deals with annoying older brother Wayne, and hangs out with geeky-but-lovable Paul. The series is told from Kevin’s point-of-view, per Wiki.
Lee Daniels is adapting Sam Greenleeâs 1969 novel âThe Spook Who Sat by the Door,â for FX, the cable network announced Monday.
Daniels will executive produce the series through his company, Lee Daniels Television.Â
The novel tells the fictional story of the first Black CIA officer hired by the agency in the late 60s. The book, as noted by TheWrap, was celebrated by the Black nationalist movement during the civil rights era and was previously adapted for the screen in 1973, starring
Lawrence Cook.Â
Per FX, âThe story chronicles the quest of Freeman, who was recruited as part of an affirmative-action program. After a very competitive selection process he trains in high-level combat and espionage. However, following this arduous training, this model recruit is rewarded with a post in the reprographics (aka photocopying) department, âleft by the doorâ as a token of the CIAâs âracial equality.’â