ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
If you're feeling like you've rewatched workplace mockumentary classics like THE OFFICE and PARKS AND RECREATION a few too many times, you should check out the new ABC comedy ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (trailer here). In ABBOTT, series creator Quinta Brunson stars as Janine Teagues, a naively optimistic teacher in an underfunded Philadelphia public school. The mockumentary follows Janine and her colleagues—who are either jaded or in over their heads—as they navigate the absurdities of enriching their students' lives with no resources other than their own ingenuity. The cast delivers dynamic performances with laugh-out-loud jokes and lots of heart. The premiere showed a lot of promise, and I'm looking forward to tuning in when the season resumes in January 2022.
—Dustin Sloane, Development Assistant
