Abbott Elementary
originally aired on ABC
Abbott Elementary is an American mockumentary sitcom television series. It stars Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional predominantly Black school in Philadelphia. The ensemble cast includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. The series premiered as a midseason entry in the 2021–22 television season on December 7, 2021. The show's first season was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, winning three.
Willard R. Abbott Elementary School is a predominantly Black Philadelphia public school. Conditions at the school are harsh and most teachers do not last more than two years.