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- 2021
- TV-PG
- HBO Max
- 2021
- TV-PG
- HBO Max
Summary New teacher, Alicia Adams (Isabella Gomez) encourages her Honors students to concentrate more on life experiences than grades in this reboot of the 1980s sitcom of the same name.
Created By: Michael Elias, Rich Eustis
- 2021
- TV-PG
- HBO Max
- 2021
- TV-PG
- HBO Max
Head of the Class (2021)
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 4, 2021
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5.2
Summary New teacher, Alicia Adams (Isabella Gomez) encourages her Honors students to concentrate more on life experiences than grades in this reboot of the 1980s sitcom of the same name.
Created By: Michael Elias, Rich Eustis
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
63
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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Gomez oozes enthusiasm and clearly Alicia cares a lot. The kids are all pretty great too, particularly Escalona, Goodjohn, and Severs, who have the most opportunity to provide their respective characters with depth and nuance.
[The group's teacher] is nothing compared to the students and the improbable dialogue that prevails. True, things brighten somewhat when the question "What is cancel culture?" arises. ... The trouble Miles confronts as he faces one party invitation problem—details of which needn't be reported here—is a promising one in its emotional force. Miles is a sign of hope for the introduction of human characters, capable of feeling, and a gift to the show. It is an extraordinary performance by Adrian Matthew Escalona.
More Peacock’s Punky Brewster than Peacock’s Saved by the Bell, the second and third episodes of Head of the Class rise to the lofty pinnacle of “fine.” And, as with the original series, the show is probably more likely to offer select memorable elements — Gomez and Escalona, particularly — than to be uniformly memorable.
Gomez is just as delightful here as she was throughout the four-season run of One Day At A Time. Now we just need to see if the rest of the show can rise up to meet her—at the moment, it’s got quite a climb ahead of it.
We’re recommending it on the strength of Gomez’s lead performance and Lawrence’s ability to guide his showrunners to better episodes as his shows first seasons go along. But it’s too generic at this point to be considered a decent family sitcom, much less a successor to such a well-loved ’80s series.
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Production Company:
- Doozer Productions
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 4, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
• 2 Nominations
Directors Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
