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All American fans, consider this your two-minute warning: The CW has renewed its long-running football drama for an eighth — but final — season.

The series’ 13-episode swan song, which will “[bring] generations of Crenshaw and Beverly together for a powerful conclusion,” is on track to air in 2026, TVLine has learned.

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“How do I condense into just a few words what would be the longest love letter to this show, the fans, the cast, crew, staff, and producers?” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll said in a statement.

Spoilers ahead for “All American” Season 7, Episode 13

In some other showrunners’ hands, it would be tempting to end Season 7 of “All American” by focusing on this long-running drama’s fan favorites rather than its new cast. That’s not the approach Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Jamie Turner took. It’s a deliberate choice that shows how committed they are to this new story and the central ethos of their show.

“While it’s a multi-generational show, always our entry point and main focus is through the lens of our youth. For us, bringing the story back around to the youth and how they deal with the fallout from the decisions the adults made was very much intentional,” Carroll told TheWrap.

Every season of “All American” has ended on a major cliffhanger, but Season 7’s is especially shocking. After spending a season chronicling the relationship between South Crenshaw High coach Jordan...

Growing from a teen drama to a full-fledged TV institution across its six seasons on the air thus far, All American is one of the CW's biggest series, and it is set to return for season 7. Beginning in 2018, the sports drama follows Spencer James, a promising high-school athlete who is recruited from South Crenshaw High to the prestigious Beverly Hills High School to play football. Over the show's run, the story has grown and evolved as Spencer struggles with the culture clash of his new life, while also balancing his complicated personal life off the gridiron.

Generally well-received by critics since day one, All American was the crown jewel in the CW's slate of live-action scripted shows that largely dominated the latter half of the 2010s. Along with hits like Riverdale and The Flash, the green-branded network became a go-to for engrossing drama TV series. In recent years, many of...

ABC News Studios has announced the one-hour special Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder — A Special Edition of 20/20, airing this Thursday, Dec. 19 at 10/9c on ABC, our sister site Variety reports.

The program “reveals new details about the hunt for the suspect, examines what may have driven alleged killer Luigi Mangione to murder, and profiles new reporting on the writings found in Mangione’s backpack, what police are calling a handwritten confession criticizing the healthcare system, and the three ominous words written on the shell casings,” per the official description.

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Exclusive: All American will welcome even more new faces for its seventh season.

Lauryn Hardy, Terayle Hill, and Sasha Lance are all set to recur in the upcoming 13-episode installment of the CW drama.

They will join previously announced incoming cast including Osy Ikhile, Nathaniel McIntyre and Elijah M. Cooper, as well as returning series regulars Michael Evans Behling, Greta Onieogou, and Bre-z. Antonio J. Bell and Alexis Chikaeze are also being upped to series regulars for Season 7.

Hardy will play Tori, the head cheerleader at Beverly High and a competitive athlete. She’s the first friend Kj (played by McIntyre) makes at Beverly and is never afraid to speak up for herself or fight for what she wants.

Hill is set to portray Marqui Edwards, the charming yet dangerous father of Khalil (Bell). A gang member and single father at 16 years old, Marqui grew up alongside his son. But...

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