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Lee Daniels set to reboot 'The Wonder Years' with a Black family cast

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ABC has committed to the pilot production for "The Wonder Years" with award-winning filmmaker Lee Daniels as executive producer, "Good Morning America" confirmed.

The new half-hour comedy series will explore the perspective of a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the turbulent late 1960s, the same era as the original series, set between 1968 and 1973.

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Saladin Patterson will write for the pilot, and ABC will assemble a mini writer's room triggered upon pilot script approval. The star of the original series, Fred Savage, will direct the pilot and executive produce the reboot.

PHOTO: The cast of The Wonder Years is shown in this undated file photo.
The cast of The Wonder Years is shown in this undated file photo.
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"The Wonder Years" aired on ABC for six seasons between 1988 and 1993. It won a variety of accolades, including four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for best television series -- musical or comedy.

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Daniels is no stranger to buzz himself, having received two Oscar nominations for "Precious," and various awards for hit TV dramas "Empire" and "Star."

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Other producing credits on Daniels' résumé include "The Butler," "Monster's Ball" and "The Paperboy," to name a few.

Daniels is currently directing "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday," a film inspired by the federal court case of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, played by Andra Day.

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