Saycon Sengbloh to Star in Lee Daniels’ ‘The Wonder Years’ Reboot Pilot at ABC
Sengbloh will play the mother of the lead familyTim Baysinger | March 4, 2021 @ 9:17 AM Last Updated: March 4, 2021 @ 9:32 AM
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Saycon Sengbloh will star in Lee Daniels’ reboot of “The Wonder Years” at ABC, which currently has a pilot order.
Sengbloh will play Lillian Williams, the mother of the family at the center of the show. The new version of the classic TV series will shift the focus to a Black middle class family in Alabama.
Here’s how ABC describes the character: “Sharp as a tack, Lillian is confident, kind, perceptive and has a good sense of humor. She knows exactly the right thing to say to convince you of anything. As a mother, wife and full-time accountant, she’s organized, efficient and hard-working, but she always puts family first.”
Saycon Sengbloh to Star in ABC s The Wonder Years Reboot Pilot
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The Big Bang Theory,
Frasier) and Marc Velez, who heads up Lee Daniels Entertainment. Original series co-creator Neal Marlens is attached as a consultant.
The Wonder Years: Paul (Josh Saviano, left), Kevin (Fred Savage) and Winnie (Danica McKellar)
Fred Savage, the star of
The Wonder Years‘ original run, will also be on hand to executive produce and direct the pilot, after Savage and Patterson worked together on a separate pilot last year.
Daniels, Velez, Patterson and Savage reportedly brought the idea directly to former ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke, who previously singled out the show as one of the programs that made her want to work in television.