'Abbott Elementary' Cast Says Season 2 Will 'Expand the World Significantly' for Fans (Exclusive)

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 kicks off its sophomore season on Wednesday, and no one is more excited for the new chapter more than the award-winning cast.ET caught up with star and creator Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis and Sheryl Lee Ralph, to dive into what fans can expect in the upcoming season.

According to the cast, season 2 goes deeper.Brunson previously revealed that fans will see a new side of their favorite onscreen characters as the show ventures beyond the elementary school and into their homes.

Williams shared that the move from classroom to home opens a «new world» for the comedy series. «I think it expands the world significantly — we're playing with not just going home but then seeing them out in other locations, which I think we don't think about a lot with our teachers,» the former child star noted. «I didn't realize until we started this season [where] we had an episode about prepping and getting started [for a new school year], and I'm like, in my head I always just thought they lived [at school].

They were just always at the school, like you can't possibly have lives outside of this! We get to see that and it makes them more real and tangible, and it kinda shows how their personal lives affect how they do their jobs.»Fans have gotten peeks at the lives of Ralph's Barbara, Perfetti's Jacob, Williams' Gregory and James' Ava outside the school before, even meeting Barbara's daughter, Taylor (Iyana Halley).