All American: Homecoming Is Finally On the Way — Watch the Trailer For the Spinoff Series

All American fans get ready, because its spinoff series, All American: Homecoming, is almost here! The new HBCU-set show, which will follow season four of All American, centers baseball superstar Damon Sims (Peyton Alex Smith) from Chicago and professional tennis hopeful Simone Hicks (Geffri Maya) from Los Angeles as they pursue their athletic dreams at the HBCU Bringston University in Atlanta. Along the way, we'll also see star athletes as they navigate sports at an elite level, life as young adults, and, of course, plenty of drama.

The HBCU setting was a very intentional decision by showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll, who told Entertainment Weekly, "The LA version of Black culture isn't necessarily the same as New York, which is not the same as the South, which is not the same as the Midwest. When I started looking at the best way to speak to that diversity that exists within our Blackness, it's on a campus like an HBCU campus." She added, "We have an HBCU where discussions about race, Blackness, and the role it plays in you, and all these different subject matters, [are] explored as part of the curriculum and that's really exciting for me."

Ahead, check out everything we know about All-American: Homecoming so far!

Maya is back as Simone, and she's taking center stage. All American did a backdoor pilot on season three showing Simone as she and her friends visit Bringston University for homecoming. While there, Simone meets Damon and begins to envision her life at the HBCU after she was rejected from Princeton University. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly of her blossoming role, Maya said, "The most exciting aspects of this journey is that we're able to see Simone and finally able to get a chance to know her for who she truly is, and who she's becoming. It's great for people to be able to see her outside of what she's attached to, which are her relationships, so give people an opportunity to really be able to connect with her, and build a relationship with her. It's pretty exciting."

Alongside Hicks and Smith, Kelly Jenrette (Simone's aunt Amara Patterson), Cory Hardrict (baseball coach Marcus Turner), Sylvester Powell (Damon's childhood friend JR), Camille Hyde (Bringston tennis superstar Thea), and Netta Walker (Keisha, Bringston University's unofficial mayor) have been announced as cast members.

The CW confirmed All American: Homecoming is set to premiere on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 at 9 p.m. ET, right after All American returns to resume its fourth season.