The cast of Abbott Elementary.Photo: Pamela Littky/ABC via Getty
Abbott Elementaryhas scored one exciting feat!
The ABC series has earned aperfect scoreonRotten Tomatoes, becoming one of the highest-rated television shows on the critic website.
“Abbott Elementary earns top marks for its empathetic yet sidesplitting critique of the U.S. education system, plus some extra credit for a deftly handled will-they-won’t-they dynamic,” Rotten Tomatoessaidabout the series.
That high score puts the series in great company. Other television shows that also scored higly including AMC’sBreaking Bad, Comedy Central’sBroad Cityand NBC’sBrooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph with her Abbott Elementary costars, Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams.Gilles Mingasson/abc
The hit comedy series also starsTyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti andSheryl Lee Ralph.
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“With that said, it is with great pleasure that I share they’ll be returning for the 2022-2023 school year!” the letter continued. “That’s right –Abbott ElementarySeason Two is coming to a screen near you.”
Ahead of the season finale earlier this month, Ralph spoke to PEOPLE about the series, revealing that the heartwarming on-screen chemistry between theAbbott Elementarycharacters translates off-camera too.
“I’ve done a lot of series. This does not happen very often to actors,” Ralph, 65, said. “You are not often — if ever — put in a group of people who actually like each other, who actually look forward to seeing each other. It’s not hype.It’s not fake. We fit together like a zipper. We just lock perfectly together, and it is a dream come true for all of us.”
She went on to explain that she’s “not surprised” thatAbbott Elementaryturned out to be such a success. Recalling a conversation she had with Williams, the actress says they believed it would do well even before it aired.
“We were shooting the pilot, and one day the two of us just looked at each other and we said it, ‘We have something very special here,'” she recalled. “And the success has not surprised either one of us. We love what we’re doing, and it’s been an amazing, amazing journey.”
source: people.com
