Billy Baker is back — somehow.
Taye Diggs will guest star in the May 20 of the CW‘s “All American,” on which he played Billy Baker until the character died in Season 5. It it not yet known how exactly Billy will be incorporated into the episode, which will mark the eighth of the season. Daniel Ezra, who also stars in the series as Billy’s son Spencer, will direct the episode, which was written by showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll alongside Chynna Ladage.
Season 6 of the sports drama, which premiered on April 1 and has released six episodes so far, has followed the remaining “All American” characters as they reel from losing Billy. His sons Spencer (Daniel Ezra) and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) struggle with the pressure of their new NFL draft eligibility while their sister Olivia (Samantha Logan) returns from London to L.A. with hopes to honor Billy’s legacy and their mother Laura (Monét Mazur) finds herself in a new stage of life both personally and as a lawyer.
“All American” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios in association with Berlanti Productions. Carroll, Greg Berlanti, Jameal Turner, Sarah Schechter, Mike Herro and David Strauss serve as executive producers.
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