The Wonder Years (2021): Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 22, 2021

Summary: An adult Dean Williams (Don Cheadle) narrates the story of his coming-of-age in 1960s Alabama as a 12-year-old with his black middle-class family in this reboot of the 1980s family comedy of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Kristi Turnquist

Sep 28, 2021

The show skillfully moves from coming-of-age comedy to drama. This “Wonder Years” also does a fine job of telling the story from the point of view of a Black family, and honors their experiences. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Sep 22, 2021

It's very funny, rather charming and … well, GOOD. Read full review

Angie Han

Sep 15, 2021

The series attempts to balance pointed cultural commentary with a genial coming-of-age narrative — and it largely succeeds, thanks to its warm humor and winning cast. Read full review

Joel Keller

Sep 22, 2021

The new version of The Wonder Years doesn’t try to be like the original, and that’s a good thing. It doesn’t have the impact the original one had, but we’re confident that it’ll follow its own comedic path and become one of the better network comedies. Read full review

Dave Nemetz

Sep 15, 2021

It’s hard to judge an entire series off of just one episode, of course, and this reboot does get a lot of things right. Read full review

IndieWire Kristen Lopez

Oct 6, 2021

“The Wonder Years” is a delightful series that should appeal to both fans of the original series as well as a new generation who have never watched the show. Williams, Hill, Sengbloh, and Kariuki have a wonderful chemistry, and they could very well be on their way to becoming the next great American television family. Read full review

John Anderson

Sep 21, 2021

[The original] was more sweet than outright hilarious, one of the few things the two shows have in common. The old show was escapist, sure, the new one is not, but the inevitable question is why a network remakes a show in a way that largely ignores the charms of the original. ... Whether the new “Wonder Years” is a show for our times—or any—will have everything to do with whether it continues to be so utterly predictable. Read full review

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perci

Sep 24, 2021

The original Wonder Years is still my favourite TV show of all time, over thirty years on. Technically there have been better shows, but it still wins for me, so this had a lot to live up to. I apprehensively watched the first episode, hoping it wouldn't ruin the memories I had. One episodeThe original Wonder Years is still my favourite TV show of all time, over thirty years on. Technically there have been better shows, but it still wins for me, so this had a lot to live up to. I apprehensively watched the first episode, hoping it wouldn't ruin the memories I had. One episode isn't enough to know for sure, but I feel this is on the right track. As a white, privileged male, I'm not the right person to comment on whether it accurately depicts the struggles of black families in the time period in which it is set, but at the very least it is a conversation starter about the issues of the time and those that are still remaining today. It could be argued that every TV show seems to be needing to highlight these issues and this can feel like a constant education rather than entertainment, but it is far better than sweeping the issues under the rug. The good news is that they are clearly trying to keep the same tone, the same heart and the same values that the original Wonder Years captured so perfectly. The little nods to the original show (the final scene on the swings), is great for the diehards like myself and I'm looking forward to seeing how the show develops. So my advice, is ignore the zeros, who seem to be offended by the show for their own personal reasons and give it a try. I'm not saying it is perfect, but I'm very glad it exists.… Expand

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snorkiss

Oct 6, 2021

They say imitation is the best form of flattery but this is just lazy, and a little bit sad. Why not come up with another original show starring African Americans instead of this shameless knockoff - 1 star

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Ededed

Nov 1, 2021

Nothing to wonder about. Reboots are generally a bad idea as they hardly ever meet the expectations of the audience.

Try an original idea next time… oh wait, Hollywood hasn’t had a good original idea for years. Reboots just admit their lack of originality at the outset.

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  Air Date: June 14, 2023
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  Air Date: September 22, 2021
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