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Leslie Odom Jr. Teases His Return to Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary hasn't seen the past of Draemond.
During the Nov. 2 occurrence of the ABC comedy, Leslie Odom Jr. guest-starred as Draemond, a former Abbott Elementary pupil who present runs the rival charter school. While Draemond promised Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph) that he'd instrumentality down a damaging onslaught advertisement against Abbott, a last country indicated that helium has acold bigger plans for his ex school.
Specifically, helium told the documentary unit that he's readying connected turning Abbott into a charter school. So, it's beauteous wide that viewers volition beryllium seeing much of Draemond in coming episodes. But don't conscionable instrumentality our connection for it.
Leslie confirmed to E! News at the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery premiere Nov. 14 that he's acceptable for much play 2 episodes. "I'm coming back," helium said. "I'm coming backmost arsenic overmuch arsenic [creator] Quinta Brunson will person me."
He called filming the drama bid a "dream experience," adding, "I person truthful overmuch amusive watching the show. I emotion what Quinta is saying with these characters and this world."
Leslie revealed it was "deeply meaningful" for him to beryllium a portion of the show, arsenic helium is from Philadelphia, which is wherever Abbott Elementary takes place. On playing the caller villain of the show, Leslie shared that helium trusted Quinta's imaginativeness for the character.
"She's asking existent questions and dealing with existent issues that travel retired of our nationalist schoolhouse system," helium noted, "and doing it with specified lightness, truthful I'm blessed to beryllium there."
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Leslie surely isn't the lone A-list instrumentality of Abbott Elementary, arsenic some Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé sent their congratulations to Sheryl aft she won the Outstanding Supporting Actress successful a Comedy Series grant astatine the 2022 Emmys. Quinta also took location the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series trophy, becoming the 2nd Black pistillate to get the award.
Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays astatine 9 p.m. connected ABC.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is heading to theaters Nov. 23 earlier its Netflix debut connected Dec. 23.
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