(CNN)ABC has found a new generation's Kevin Arnold. Elisha "EJ" Williams has been cast in ABC's "The Wonder Years" reboot pilot, the network said Monday.
Williams, son of basketball legend Harold "Lefty" Williams, will be playing a character named Dean, described as being "an inquisitive and hopeful 12-year-old" who is "coming of age in a turbulent time" and "trying to figure out his place within his Black family and the world at large." The pilot, a term used in the entertainment industry to describe the first episode of a potential series, is set in 1968 and takes place in Montgomery, Alabama. "Though a little insecure, a tad awkward and a bit self-conscious, he is determined to make his mark on the world around him," a character.
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