“Welcome back, dorks!”
s highly anticipated second season. Proudly announcing that “The Emmy Award Winning Series Is Back” —last night’s ceremony
— the new teaser opens with everyone’s favorite incompetent principal Ava Coleman saying, So, yeah, some things never change. And who would ever want them to? The first trailer for the upcoming 22-episode season, which kicks off next Wednesday, gives us time to check in with all our favorite faculty members from the titular Philadelphia public school, including newly-minted Emmy winner Quinta Brunson as Janine, who is just as cluelessly hopeful as ever; Emmy nominee Tyler James Williams as Gregory, who is now consulting school janitor Mr.
Sure, Abbott Elementary is still in reliably dire straits — there aren’t enough teachers for the enrolled students, Ms. Coleman is still threatening students, something scary was let loose in the cafeteria, and Janine eats like she “took a cooking class in prison” — but at least we have our favorite characters to guide us through the much. “This is exactly what I want for myself this year,” Janine says at one point. “I’m 100% and I’m happy they’re noticing. It’s very zen actually.
For years, people have discussed the death of the network sitcom, which has recently been overshadowed by the edgier comedic fare found on cable channels and streaming services. The days where thes of the world dominated the cultural conversation seemed long gone — that is, until the arrival of