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- 2020
- TV-14
- Peacock
- 2020
- TV-14
- Peacock
Summary In this new sequel to the 1990s sitcom, Governor Zack Morris' (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) education plan transfers several students from recently closed schools to Bayside High, where Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) and A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) now work.
Created By: Sam Bobrick
- 2020
- TV-14
- Peacock
- 2020
- TV-14
- Peacock
Saved by the Bell (2020)
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 25, 2020
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Summary In this new sequel to the 1990s sitcom, Governor Zack Morris' (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) education plan transfers several students from recently closed schools to Bayside High, where Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley Lauren) and A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) now work.
Created By: Sam Bobrick
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
71
72% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
28% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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At once ironic and sincere, mocking and affectionate (as one might be, looking back on one’s own youth), it starts out well and just gets better. ... The returning cast fits the new mood ably. The younger players are first-rate — even better than one might notice at first, given the general air of nuttiness. But they play different levels with great skill.
The teen dynamics are a little familiar at times, but the revival dares to tackle class disparity and white privilege while playfully mocking the original’s consequence-free low stakes. It still has heartfelt inspirational speeches… but it makes fun of them at the same time.
As a whole, the show is a nuanced and self-deprecating take with signature fast-paced storytelling and many, many homages (watch for Zack’s famous phone in the premiere) to satiate new and returning viewers alike.
"Saved by the Bell" is a throwback that looks forward, embracing the past while living in the now. And it shows that you can teach the old school some new tricks.
In the end, “Saved by the Bell” constantly feels a moment away from forging its own identity, only to be pulled back by nostalgic nods to its predecessor.
Without minimizing Lexi’s gender identity, Wigfield smartly declines to frame it as Very Special Episode fodder. Less elegant is the revival’s juxtaposition of privileged Baysiders and their bused-in counterparts. The show is thoughtful enough to underline that not every rich kid is white. ... A punchy, intermittently inspired, well-intentioned mishmash.
About every third joke lands, and that’s a generous estimate, even with Daisy’s constant record-scratching breakages of the fourth wall quickly wearing on the audience’s goodwill. Name-drops of timely musical acts like Migos or Post Malone often take the place of actual humor, symptomatic of a laziness that creates a sort of resentment for how good the occasional zingers can be.
User Score
Overwhelming Dislike
Based on 93 User Ratings
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User Score
Overwhelming Dislike
Based on 93 User Ratings
1.3
12% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
0% Mixed
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88% Negative
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Big Wig Productions
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 25, 2020
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 4 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination