All Americanhas headed into its seventh season and with it has come a shift of gears in the storyline. The stage was set in the Season 6 finale withDaniel Ezra’s Spencer Jamesmaking it big in the NFL as a Super Bowl winner. His departure meant that the newly married man, and his wife, Samantha Logan’s Olivia Baker, had moved to New York. Prior to the arrival of the present season,it was announced that Logan would be returning as Oliviain some undisclosed capacity. Now, a new update confirms the circumstances under which Logan makes her return.
Logan’s return inAll AmericanSeason 7 will see her character, Olivia, return alongside her twin brother, Jordan (Michael Evans Behling), for a very special occasion. The circumstances of her return have been revealed byTVLine’sMatt Webb Mitovich. While Mitovich did not offer exact details like which exact episode, he revealed that Olivia’s comeback would be in support of her twin, Jordan. Their reunion is likely to be one wherein Jordan is staring down a major struggle that would require his sister’s support. His comments:
“This much I can share: Olivia will next be seen during the second half of this season —when Jordan needs her the most.”
New Faces For A New Season
Major shakeups were promised for the seventh season ofAll American. Several familiar faces will be missing as multiple series regulars from the first six seasons will not be returning. While Ezra has stepped away from his series-regular role, his character is billed to return for a guest role at some point in the season. Ezra will also have some time behind the camera as director. New faces coming aboard includeElijah M. Cooper in a recurring capacity, other new cast for Season 7 includeOsy Ikhile,Nathaniel McIntyre,Antonio J. Bell, andAlexis Chikaeze. Returning stars includeGreta Onieogouas Layla Keating, andBre-Zas Tamia Cooper, Spencer’s best friend.
The synopsis for the new season reads:
“Season 7 is taking it back to where it all began: Beverly Hills High and South Crenshaw High. It’s the same heart, same NFL dream, same crosstown rivalry, same messy hormones, ushered in by a new generation of LA teens, a new Beverly Coach, and our OG vortex fam, who are surprised to find they’re supposed to be the responsible adults now.”
Exactly how the circumstances under which Logan and Behling’s reunion plays out remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure, it is set to be an emotional one. New episodes ofAll Americanair on Mondays at 8 PM ET on The CW. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Source:TVLine
