Lee Daniels and Saladin K. Patterson are bringing a new version of The Wonder Years to ABC. The family-friendly series will operate in the same format as the original which followed the daily misadventures of Kevin Arnold, a wholesome young boy coming of age in an average suburb. Each episode of the show would focus on events that took place years prior to the air date and the adult Arnold would narrate his childhood stories for the audience with humor and love

The show first aired on ABC from 1988 to 1993, running for 115 episodes. The relatability of the simple but charming storylines made the them universal even though the show wasn’t diverse. Daniels and Patterson’s version of The Wonder Years will center on a typical Black family in 1960s Alabama. The new cast includes Don Cheadle who will be narrating the series as the Adult Dean Williams. Elisha “EJ” Williams (Puppy Dog Pals) is portraying the younger Dean.