First Look at ‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 2

« Abbott Elementary » will return for a second season, having recently won the Television Critics Association’s annual TCA Awards, including program of the year.

Renewed for a second season, the elementary school sitcom starring and created by Quinta Brunson also received seven Emmy nominations – not too bad considering it’s the first TV show in Brunson’s network.

On Wednesday, August 17, ABC dropped the first trailer for the new season, and Brunson and company are in great shape.

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In the trailer, Brunson – who plays schoolteacher Jeanine Teagues – is seen walking in slow motion down a city street with her fellow teachers, played by Ava Coleman, Tyler James Williams, Lisa Ann Walter, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Chris Perfetti – as they put on their play faces in preparation for the new school year.

When they arrive at school, Principal Ava Coleman pulls out a key and slips it into the lock on the front door, which doesn’t work.

« These new keys I made must be too big, » she says. “I blame the locks, honestly.

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This prompts Jeanine to fervently proclaim, « How about we take this time to have a candid discussion about what excites us for the new year? »

Her fellow teachers look at her, then look at each other, with teacher Melissa Schemmenti simply declaring « No », as they all walk away.

The new season of « Abbott Elementary » begins Wednesday, September 21.