The old show the Wonder Years is getting a reboot and will premiere this fall on ABC.
The show is currently filming in the Atlanta area and there is a casting call out for kids who are available to work as paid extras and also live in the Atlanta area. Specifically, Central is casting for kids in the 9 to 15 age group.
According to ABC, the reboot is set in Alabama. The following description of the “Wonder Years” reboot is from an ABC press release.
“Inspired by the beloved award-winning series of the same name, ‘The Wonder Years’ is a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their ‘wonder years’ in a turbulent time.”
Don Cheadle, or actually, his voice plays the narrator who goes back through his childhood as an adult as re relives all his best memories of growing up. According to reports, the cast includes Dule? Hill (of “West Wing” fame) as Dean’s father, Bill Williams; Laura Kariuki (of the “Black Lightning” TV series) as his sister, Kim Williams; and Saycon Sengbloh (a Broadway actress who had a recurring role on “Scandal’) as Dean’s mother, Lillian Williams.
The show premieres this fall and ABC has released a trailer for the upcoming “Wonder Years” TV show.
New TV Show – THE WONDER YEARS – Currently Casting!
Dates:
Tuesday 8/31 = Covid test
Thursday 9/2 = Fitting + Covid re-test
Friday 9/3 = Filming
Rate: $150/12 (test & fitting pay is $37.50/2)
Role -Barber: Looking for actual barber or hair cutting experience! Must be able to portray African American male.
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If you are available for ALL listed dates, please send an email to Wonder@CentralCasting.com with the following info:
1. Legal Name
2. Phone Number
4. Height & weight
5. Current clothing sizes
6. Current photo (taken within the last 7 days)
7. Please list any relative experience
Subject Line: “BARBER”
Thanks!
As a condition of working on set, you are required to get a paid Covid-19 test at a production sanctioned testing facility prior to any work date(s). Additional testing may also be done on workdays.
While at the test facility and on set, Production requires that a face mask that covers your nose and mouth be worn. All possible work dates are contingent upon clearing these tests.
Currently Casting Minors For an Exciting New Project!
If your minor is between the ages of 9-15, is able to portray Caucasian and is interested in being a part of ‘The Wonder Years’, please send an email to Wonder@CentralCasting.com with the following info:
1. Legal Name
2. Phone Number
3. Email Address
4. Height & weight
5. Current clothing sizes
6. Current photo (taken within the last 7 days)
Subject Line: “STUDENT”
Thanks!
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All minors working on set must have ONE (and only 1) Parent/Guardian on set with them – this person must also clear a covid test – no other minors (siblings, etc) will be allowed on set
All minors working must have a Georgia Department of Labor Certification – if your minor does not have a GDOL# or it is expired please visit https://www.dol.state.ga.us/public/es/mie/minor/login asap to register them
Here is a short teaser for the Wonder Years reboot: