‘The Wonder Years’: Reboot Series Gets December UK Premiere On Disney+
As part of today’s Disney+ Day celebrations, the streaming service has announced the 2021 reboot of ‘The Wonder Years‘ will premiere this December in the UK and Ireland.
Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, ‘The Wonder Years’ is 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.
The series features Don Cheadle, narrating the series as Adult Dean Williams, with Elisha “EJ” Williams as Dean Williams, Dulé Hill as Bill Williams, Saycon Sengbloh as Lillian Williams, Laura Kariuki as Kim Williams, Julian Lerner as Brad Hitman, Amari O’Neil as Cory Long and Milan Ray as Keisa Clemmons.
The series has been going down really well for ABC in the USA where it premiered as the No. 1 new series debut for the “Fall” season. It landed over 8 million total viewers after 35 days of multiplatform viewing, marking an increase of +4.8 million viewers and a lift of +150% over its Live+Same Day average. This led to ABC handing the show a full season order, putting it in a very strong position for a second season pick up.
Saladin Patterson serves as writer and executive producer. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez of Lee Daniels Entertainment also executive produce along with original series star, Fred Savage. The series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios. The pilot episode is written by Saladin Patterson and directed by Fred Savage.
‘The Wonder Years‘ Season 1 premieres Wednesday, 22nd December 2021 on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland.
