Fred Savage off The Wonder Years. |
Savage has been terminated from “The Wonder Years” reboot on ABC, a spokesman from 20th Television has confirmed.
Savage was dismissed from the series following an investigation into unspecified “allegations of inappropriate conduct,” the company spokesman told CNN in an email.
“Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched,” 20th Television said in a statement. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years’.”
Savage, who starred in the show’s original series when it aired in the late 1980s, served as an executive producer and director for the show’s revival, according to ABC.
20th Television is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios and produces the series, ABC said.
Savage did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
It puts the series in an uncertain territory. Without the creative writer, it puts The Wonder Years in jeopardy of cancellation.
Co-creator Saladin K. Patterson was inspired by 1988 series by Neal Marlens and Carol Black.
The series is executive produced by Saladin K. Patterson, Lee Daniels, Marc Velez and Fred Savage.
The Wonder Years is a critically acclaimed sitcom. |
The production comes from 20th Television and Lee Daniels Entertainment.
"The Wonder Years" is set in the late 1960s and takes a nostalgic look at the Williams family, a Black family living in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of an imaginative 12-year old Dean.
The show stars Elisha "EJ" Williams who plays Dean Williams and narrated by Don Cheadle, who is an older Dean.
It also stars Saycon Sengbloh as Lillian Williams, Dean's mother; Dulé Hill, as Bill Williams, Dean's father; Laura Kariuki as Kim Williams, Dean's sister; Julian Lerner as Brad Hitman, Dean's friend; Amari O'Neill as Cory Long, Dean's friend; Milan Ray as Keisa Clemmons, the apple of Dean's eye; and Allen Maldonado as Coach Long, a basketball coach.
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