years of wonderland Showman, writer and executive producer Saladin K. Patterson said he was initially reluctant to revive his favorite 1980s sitcom of the same name.
Instead of getting closer to the “Black Wonderland” years, however, Patterson said he sees the ABC series as an opportunity to bring more on-screen acting to the black family. Patterson joined on Saturday years of wonderland Starring EJ Williams, Dulé Hill and Saycon Sengbloh Deadline Contenders on TV to discuss the new chapter years of wonderland The world.
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“Often not seen [family] “They were close on television like that,” Hill, who plays family patriarch Bill Williams, told host Rosie Cordero.
A revival of the classic 1980s family drama written by Patterson and directed by Fred Sevag. It shows how much the Williams, a middle-class black family from Montgomery, AL, convinced of the turbulent 1960s, have been wonderful years for them too.
Per Sengblo, who plays matriarch Lillian Williams, years of wonderland There was an opportunity to present “different versions of black women”.
“Not everything can always be a music video appearing … seeing a professional mother trying to explain magazines to her son …[is] “It’s very natural and normal,” she said. “We are not monolithic”.
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During the panel, star Edge Williams discussed the incarnation of Dean Williams, Patterson’s races in the upcoming “Wink and Knot and Respect” for the original series and whether years of wonderland It can be a Psychoanalyze Meeting with Hill and his former colleague James Rodeit.
“I’d like to talk to him first,” Patterson said. “I think he would be welcome.”
Patterson and Savage with executive producers Lee Daniels and Marc Velez via Lee Daniels Entertainment. Co-creator of the original series Neil Marlens works as a consultant. 20 Television is a study.
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