The classroom is starting to fill up.
According to Deadline, Jorge Diaz, Dior Goodjohn, Brandon Severs and Christa Miller have joined the cast of the HBO Max reboot of Head of the Class. They will be joined by newcomer Adrian Matthew Escalona.
Created by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, Head of the Class ran for five seasons between 1986 and 1991 on ABC. It starred Howard Hesseman as a teacher who helps a group of high school students — played by Dan Frischman, Dan Schneider, Tony O'Dell, Robin Givens and Kimberly Russell — realize that there is more to life than grades. The reboot will follow a similar storyline, with Isabella Gomez playing the inspiring teacher.
Diaz will play Elliot Olsen, who is described as "a goofy English teacher who loves his job and is genuine to a fault." Goodjohn is Robyn Rook, a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) queen turned Twitch streamer and the de facto leader of the class, even if she refuses to admit it. Severs will portray Terrell Smith, a uber-positive athlete who is all about team mentality, while Escalona is Miles Mendelson, "the shy, introverted, overthinking coder, who'd rather spend time with computers than people." Finally, Miller recurs as Principal Maris, who, while she may seem intimidating, always puts the students first.
HBO Max has ordered a pilot plus five additional scripts. Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen will write the pilot and serve as showrunners with Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. Bill Lawrence will produce along with Jeff Ingold, Liza Katze, Pocha, Cohen, Cragg and Bradley.
Written by Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen, Head of the Class stars Isabella Gomez, Gavin Lewis, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jorge Diaz, Dior Goodjohn, Brandon Severs, Christa Miller and Adrian Matthew Escalona. The HBO Max series does not yet have a release date.
Source: Deadline