All American Season 1

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, All American Season 1 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 487 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Daniel Ezra leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

All American Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The writing in All American Season 1 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Culture clashes and brewing rivalries test a teen football player from South Los Angeles when he’s recruited to the Beverly Hills High School team. Daniel Ezra and Michael Evans Behling lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2018. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with All American Season 1. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Daniel Ezra is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.