Editing The Wonder Years (section)

==Reboot==
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On July 8, 2020, ABC announced that they were rebooting the series with film director, producer, and screenwriter [[Lee Daniels]], longtime television writer and producer [[Saladin K. Patterson|Saladin Patterson]], and original series star Fred Savage as executive producers. Savage would also direct the pilot episode, and original series co-creator Neal Marlens will be a consultant on the project. The new series would once again take place in the late 1960s—but this time, it would focus on the life of a black middle-class family living in [[Montgomery, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/07/08/abc-commits-pilot-the-wonder-years-featuring-black-family/5399295002/|title=Lee Daniels' 'The Wonder Years' reboot focusing on a Black family gets ABC pilot commitment|date=July 8, 2020|website=USA Today|last=Keveney|first=Bill|access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref> In March 2021, it was announced that [[Don Cheadle]] would serve as the series narrator.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title='Wonder Years' Reboot Pilot at ABC Sets Don Cheadle as Narrator |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/e2-80-98wonder-years-e2-80-99-reboot-pilot-at-abc-sets-don-cheadle-as-narrator/ar-BB1f0lBI?ocid=uxbndlbing |website=Variety |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, ABC officially picked up the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-wonder-years-queens-maggie-abbott-elementary-picked-up-to-series-abc-1234756301/|title='The Wonder Years', 'Queens', 'Maggie' & 'Abbott Elementary' Picked Up To Series At ABC|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=White|first2=Peter|date=May 14, 2021|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> The series premiered on September 22, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC Fall Premiere Dates: New 'Wonder Years' & 'Queens' Join 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Good Doctor', 'Bachelorette', 'Goldbergs' & More|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/abc-2021-fall-premiere-dates-greys-anatomy-good-doctor-bachelorette-goldbergs-wonder-years-1234793381/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 15, 2021|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

A connection between the two series was established when in the Season 1 episode "Love & War" aired April 13, 2022, Bruce Williams ([[Spence Moore II]]) reveals that while he was serving in the [[Vietnam War]], his life was saved by Brian Cooper, Winnie's brother, who died trying to save others.<ref>{{cite web|title='The Wonder Years' Boss Always Knew How He Wanted Reimagination To Connect With Original Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-wonder-years-original-series-easter-egg-spoilers-1235001998/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 13, 2022|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>