‘Wonder Years’ Reboot Pilot at ABC Casts Saycon Sengbloh

Saycon Sengbloh is the first cast member confirmed for “The Wonder Years” reboot pilot at ABC.

The project will show how a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960s, made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too.

Sengbloh will star as family matriarch Lillian Williams. Sharp as a tack, Lillian is confident, kind, perceptive and has a good sense of humor. She knows exactly the right thing to say to convince you of anything. As a mother, wife and full-time accountant, she’s organized, efficient and hard-working, but she always puts family first.

Sengbloh will next be seen in the OWN drama series “Delilah” and the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect.” She recently appeared in the CW series “In the Dark,” with her other TV credits including “Scandal,” “The Night Of,” and “Ten Days in the Valley.”

She is repped by Stewart Talent and Untitled Entertainment.

The “Wonder Years” reboot was originally announced as being in development back in July. The series hails from writer and executive producer Saladin Patterson with Lee Daniels and Marc Velez of Lee Daniels Entertainment also executive producing. “Wonder Years” star Fred Savage will direct the pilot and executive produce. Neal Marlens, the original show’s creator, will serve as consultant.

The original “Wonder Years” aired from 1988 to 1993 on ABC for six seasons and over 100 episodes. It focused on the Arnold family, with Savage playing youngest child Kevin. Daniel Stern provided the voice of Kevin as an adult, looking back on his childhood growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The show was well-received by audiences and critics. Over the course of its run, it received a Peabody Award, multiple Humanitas Prizes, four Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe.

Deadline first reported Sengbloh’s casting.

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