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Wonder Years Reboot Pilot at ABC Casts Saycon Sengbloh Joe Otterson, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Saycon Sengbloh is the first cast member confirmed for “The Wonder Years” reboot pilot at ABC. The project will show how a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. More from Variety Sengbloh will star as family matriarch Lillian Williams. 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. ....
Disney TV Execs and Producers Talk Building a More Inclusive Talent Pool Mónica Marie Zorrilla, provided by Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Disney Television Studios mounted a panel Thursday at the TCA press tour entitled “Inclusion is Not A Spectator Sport” a panel on which five of the participants were white and two were Black. According to Tim McNeal, vice president, creative talent development and inclusion and DMA (Donna Michelle Anderson), director, creative talent development and inclusion at Walt Disney Television, that structure was intentional. “Because these panelists represent decision-makers, producers and executives, a majority of whom are still white, who have the ability and accountability to significantly change mindsets and practices,” McNeal said. ....