"When Quinta Brunson, 35, launched Abbott Elementary nearly five years ago (Disney+), she had one clear request. The set didn't just have to look like a school it had to be a school. That was something the creator and star was obsessed with. So much so that the very first episode the 2021 pilot was filmed in a real school in Los Angeles (even though it's set in Philadelphia, Brunson's hometown, on the opposite coast)."
"Because, as they all agree, they may not have been teachers themselves, but they've all been students and have spent time in classrooms at some point in their lives. It's something Lisa [Ann Walter] used to say when this series first started, Brunson recalled. When she first came on, she said: Everybody, truly, you either were taught by a teacher or you are a teacher.' And that's literally true it might be one of the only things in the wo"
Quinta Brunson insisted the Abbott Elementary set be an actual school, prompting the pilot to film in a real Los Angeles school before recreating a full school on Warner Bros. Stage 16 in Burbank. Stage 16's 90-year production history includes major films, and an entire school was installed to support authentic storytelling. The recreated set aims to capture genuine classroom dynamics and comedic moments. Cast members Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, William Stanford Davis, and Chris Perfetti emphasize humor and relatability as the show's continuing strengths through five seasons and nearly 80 episodes. The cast notes that while they were not all teachers, they all experienced classrooms as students, grounding performances in shared educational experiences.
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