See Abbott Elementary Star Sheryl Lee Ralph's 2022 Emmys Speech

There are going to beryllium immoderate caller faces astatine Abbott Elementary this schoolhouse year.

ABC announced during its Television Critics Association information Sept. 14 that play 2 of the deed bid volition spot the summation of impermanent stars Leslie Odom Jr., Lauren Weedman and Keyla Monterroso Mejia. 

The Hamilton alum is acceptable to play Draemond, described by the web arsenic "the proprietor of a drawstring of charter schools successful the country who pays a sojourn to Abbott." 

As for Weedman, the histrion who precocious starred successful HBO Max's Hacks, she's going to portray Kristin Marie, a quality that is definite to ruffle the feathers of astatine slightest 1 different teacher. According to ABC, Kristin Marie is simply a "tough-talking teacher from a neighboring school" who looks eerily akin to Abbott's ain Melissa.

Curb Your Enthusiasm's Mejia volition articulation the Abbott teachers as Ashley, who ABC described arsenic "a teacher's adjutant astatine Abbott Elementary whose go-with-the-flow property contributes to schoolroom chaos."

Brunson spoke astir the surreal nighttime during an quality on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, sharing that she was successful specified daze she didn't adjacent recognize that host Jimmy Kimmel, who was expected to contiguous the award, was laying connected the signifier during her acceptance speech. "I was wrapped up successful the infinitesimal and conscionable having a bully time," she explained."I didn't spot immoderate of that. I saw you, and I saw Will Arnett, and my Emmy and I was conscionable like, 'Oh my deity I'm having truthful overmuch fun!'"

Nonetheless, Kimmel apologized for his behavior, explaining that helium thought he'd bash a comic spot and didn't recognize that it mightiness beryllium perceived arsenic disrespectful. "The past happening I would ever privation to bash is upset you due to the fact that I deliberation truthful overmuch of you," helium insisted. "And I deliberation you cognize that. I anticipation you cognize that."

One of Kimmel's biggest critics was Ralph, who told reporters astatine the TCA lawsuit that she scolded the comedian for his bit. "I didn't cognize what was going on," Ralph said, adding that she thought to herself, "I privation that antheral would conscionable get up disconnected the ground."

Kimmel is conscionable fortunate helium didn't get sent to detention!

Season 2 of Abbott Elementary premieres Sept. 21 connected ABC.