Abbott Elementary star Tyler James Williams teases intriguing details for season 2. Quinta Brunson created the mockumentary sitcom, which revolves around the eponymous, predominantly Black, underfunded Philadelphian school. Brunson leads that cast as Janine Teagues, an optimistic second-grade teacher who, despite the harsh conditions at the school, is determined to improve the lives of her students. Starring alongside her are Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, with Iyana Halley, Zack Fox, and Reggie Hayes appearing in recurring roles. Abbott Elementary has been a success for ABC, both in terms of critical response and viewership. The show nabbed six Emmy nods this awards season, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that ABC was quick to renew Abbott Elementary for season 2.
Now, in an interview in Deadline, Williams has previewed some details for the show's upcoming second outing. As the actor suggests, in season 2, the love triangle between Janine, Gregory (Williams), and Taylor (Halley) will get messier. Janine and Gregory will face the music of their decisions in their love lives, and an awkwardness will possibly develop between them as they realize they have feelings for each other but cannot be together. Read what James Williams said below.
“We ended the season with this timing issue, where you have Janine breaking up with Tareek but then at the same time Gregory is starting a thing with Taylor, Barbara’s daughter, and hopefully we can keep playing with that, the real life of it all, the push and pull that sometimes things just don’t line up.”
While Janine and Taylor never really hit it off, the unspoken tensions between them will seemingly rise in Abbott Elementary season 2, presumably as either becomes insecure of the other over Gregory's attention. A potential romance between Gregory and Janine has always been mired in some complication. But with season 2 comprising roughly double the episodes of the freshman run, it might use the opportunity to unravel their feelings for each other. Of course, that would not happen without some sidesplitting drama considering Taylor also factors into the equation now. The relationship between Janine and Barbara (Lee Ralph) could also get strained during the process, especially if the latter disapproves of Janine's romantic advances toward her daughter's boyfriends. This is speculation as of now, but it will be of interest to see how Abbott Elementary season 2 plays around with the dynamic between the trio when it returns on September 21, 2022.
Source: Deadline