Drama

When Does All American Season 8 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

Their future is on the line.

All American Season 8 premieres July 13, 2026.

IMDb

7.6/10

Seasons

8

Episodes

121

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Network
The CW
Genres
Drama
First aired
2018-10-10
Last aired
2025-05-05
Runtime
43 min
Rated
TV-14

Awards 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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Predictive Logic Analysis

All American is confirmed to return. Season 8 has a scheduled premiere date of July 13, 2026 — definitive proof of renewal, since a network or streamer does not schedule and date a season it has not ordered.

What is All American about?

All American built its reputation on a straightforward premise with actual depth beneath it. A talented football player from Compton gets recruited to Beverly Hills High, and the show uses that collision of worlds to explore how class, race, and opportunity shape a teenager's life in ways that go beyond the typical sports drama formula. It's watching two families and two communities exist in the same story, and the show rarely lets you forget that the rules are different depending on your zip code.

The tone sits somewhere between earnest and soapy, which works more often than it doesn't. There are genuine moments of vulnerability alongside plot twists that veer toward melodrama, and the show seems aware of this balance rather than stumbling into it by accident. What keeps it from feeling like pure teen angst is that it grounds itself in real consequences. A bad decision here isn't just dramatic; it ripples through a family's finances or a player's scholarship prospects. The show cares about its characters even when they make messy, contradictory choices, which is rare enough to notice.

Critics have been respectful if not rapturous about the show, and audiences have stuck with it long enough to get eight seasons out of The CW, which is a genuine accomplishment for the network. It built a loyal base rather than a massive cultural footprint, the kind of show people recommend to friends specifically rather than something everyone watches. That loyalty speaks to something the show does well with its ensemble cast and willingness to let storylines breathe across multiple seasons.

All American doesn't reinvent the high school sports drama, but it refuses to let that premise become thin. By the later seasons it's evolved into something closer to a family saga, following its characters into adulthood and beyond the field. Whether that expansion works depends on how much you've invested in these people, but the show earns that investment through genuine writing about what it costs to build a better life when the system wasn't designed for you.

Created by April Blair

Themes

american footballsportshigh schoolbeverly hills

Is All American renewed or cancelled?

Working toward renewal

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Season 8 has a confirmed premiere date (July 13, 2026)

All American Season 8 Release Date

Season 8 of All American is scheduled to premiere on July 13, 2026.

Best & worst episodes

All American seasons

Season 12018 · 16 ep
  • 1. Pilot2018-10-10 · ★ 7.8
  • 2. 99 Problems2018-10-17 · ★ 7.7
  • 3. i2018-10-24 · ★ 7.9
  • 4. Lose Yourself2018-11-07 · ★ 7.8
  • 5. All We Got2018-11-14 · ★ 7.7
  • 6. The Choice Is Yours2018-11-28 · ★ 7.7
  • 7. California Love2018-12-05 · ★ 7.6
  • 8. Homecoming2018-12-12 · ★ 7.8
  • 9. Keep Ya Head Up2019-01-16 · ★ 7.8
  • 10. m.A.A.d. city2019-01-23 · ★ 7.5
  • 11. All Eyez on Me2019-01-30 · ★ 7.8
  • 12. Back in the Day2019-02-06 · ★ 7.9
  • 13. Legacy2019-02-27 · ★ 8.0
  • 14. Regulate2019-03-06 · ★ 7.8
  • 15. Best Kept Secret2019-03-13 · ★ 7.9
  • 16. Championships2019-03-20 · ★ 8.0
Season 22019 · 16 ep
  • 1. Hussle & Motivate2019-10-07 · ★ 7.9
  • 2. Speak Ya Clout2019-10-14 · ★ 7.7
  • 3. Never No More2019-10-21 · ★ 7.7
  • 4. They Reminisce Over You2019-10-28 · ★ 7.8
  • 5. Bring The Pain2019-11-11 · ★ 7.8
  • 6. Hard Knock Life2019-11-18 · ★ 7.8
  • 7. Coming Home2019-11-25 · ★ 8.1
  • 8. Life Goes On2019-12-02 · ★ 7.9
  • 9. One of Them Nights2020-01-20 · ★ 7.5
  • 10. Protect Ya Neck2020-01-27 · ★ 7.9
  • 11. Crossroads2020-02-03 · ★ 8.0
  • 12. Only Time Will Tell2020-02-10 · ★ 7.7
  • 13. The Art of Peer Pressure2020-02-17 · ★ 7.6
  • 14. Who Shot Ya2020-02-24 · ★ 7.8
  • 15. Stakes Is High2020-03-02 · ★ 7.8
  • 16. Decisions2020-03-09 · ★ 7.9
Season 32021 · 19 ep
  • 1. Seasons Pass2021-01-18 · ★ 7.7
  • 2. How to Survive in South Central2021-01-25 · ★ 7.7
  • 3. High Expectations2021-02-01 · ★ 7.6
  • 4. My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me2021-02-08 · ★ 7.6
  • 5. How Come2021-02-15 · ★ 7.6
  • 6. Teenage Love2021-02-22 · ★ 7.5
  • 7. Roll the Dice2021-03-01 · ★ 7.7
  • 8. Canceled2021-03-08 · ★ 7.8
  • 9. Testify2021-04-12 · ★ 7.9
  • 10. Put Up or Shut Up2021-04-19 · ★ 7.7
  • 11. The Bigger Picture2021-04-26 · ★ 7.6
  • 12. Fight the Power2021-05-17 · ★ 7.6
  • 13. Bring the Noise2021-05-24 · ★ 7.5
  • 14. Ready or Not2021-06-14 · ★ 7.6
  • 15. After Hours2021-06-21 · ★ 7.9
  • 16. No Opp Left Behind2021-06-28 · ★ 7.6
  • 17. All American: Homecoming2021-07-05 · ★ 7.7
  • 18. Int'L Players Anthem (I Choose You)2021-07-12 · ★ 7.8
  • 19. Surviving the Times2021-07-19 · ★ 8.0
Season 42021 · 20 ep
  • 1. Survival of the Fittest2021-10-25 · ★ 7.7
  • 2. I Ain't Goin' Out Like That2021-11-01 · ★ 7.6
  • 3. All I Need2021-11-08 · ★ 7.6
  • 4. A Bird in the Hand2021-11-15 · ★ 7.6
  • 5. Can It All Be So Simple2021-11-22 · ★ 7.6
  • 6. Show Me A Good Time2021-12-06 · ★ 7.7
  • 7. Prom Night2021-12-13 · ★ 7.7
  • 8. Walk This Way2022-02-21 · ★ 7.7
  • 9. Got Your Money2022-02-28 · ★ 7.5
  • 10. 6 'N the Mornin'2022-03-07 · ★ 7.6
  • 11. Liberation2022-03-14 · ★ 7.6
  • 12. Babies and Fools2022-03-21 · ★ 7.6
  • 13. Jump on It2022-03-28 · ★ 7.5
  • 14. Changes2022-04-11 · ★ 7.6
  • 15. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)2022-04-18 · ★ 7.7
  • 16. Labels2022-04-25 · ★ 7.6
  • 17. Hate Me Now2022-05-02 · ★ 7.5
  • 18. Came Back for You2022-05-09 · ★ 7.8
  • 19. Murder Was the Case2022-05-16 · ★ 7.7
  • 20. Champagne Glasses2022-05-23 · ★ 7.9
Season 52022 · 20 ep
  • 1. Ludacrismas2022-10-10 · ★ 7.7
  • 2. Don’t Sweat the Technique2022-10-17 · ★ 7.8
  • 3. Feeling Myself2022-10-24 · ★ 7.8
  • 4. Turn Down for What2022-11-07 · ★ 7.8
  • 5. I Need Love2022-11-14 · ★ 7.9
  • 6. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down2022-11-21 · ★ 7.7
  • 7. Hate It or Love It2022-11-28 · ★ 7.8
  • 8. Feels So Good2023-01-23 · ★ 7.7
  • 9. Feel It In the Air2023-01-30 · ★ 7.7
  • 10. O.P.P2023-02-06 · ★ 8.1
  • 11. Time2023-02-13 · ★ 8.2
  • 12. Lost One2023-02-20 · ★ 7.9
  • 13. Day Ones2023-03-13 · ★ 7.8
  • 14. Make Me Proud2023-03-20 · ★ 7.8
  • 15. United in Grief2023-03-27 · ★ 8.0
  • 16. My Name Is2023-04-17 · ★ 7.7
  • 17. Mask Off2023-04-24 · ★ 7.7
  • 18. This Is How You Do It2023-05-01 · ★ 7.6
  • 19. Sabotage2023-05-08 · ★ 7.9
  • 20. Now That We’ve Found Love2023-05-15 · ★ 7.9
Season 62024 · 15 ep
  • 1. Things Done Changed2024-04-01 · ★ 7.6
  • 2. Public Service Announcement2024-04-08 · ★ 7.7
  • 3. Business Is Business2024-04-15 · ★ 7.4
  • 4. Black Out2024-04-22 · ★ 7.5
  • 5. Trust Issues2024-04-29 · ★ 7.2
  • 6. Connection2024-05-06 · ★ 7.5
  • 7. Passin' Me By2024-05-13 · ★ 7.5
  • 8. Kids See Ghosts2024-05-20 · ★ 7.8
  • 9. 100%2024-05-27 · ★ 7.8
  • 10. Mass Appeal2024-06-03 · ★ 7.7
  • 11. The Next Episode2024-06-10 · ★ 7.5
  • 12. Draft Day2024-06-17 · ★ 7.7
  • 13. Victory Lap2024-06-24 · ★ 7.8
  • 14. I Do (1)2024-07-08 · ★ 7.6
  • 15. I Do (2)2024-07-15 · ★ 7.9
Season 72025 · 13 ep
  • 1. Reborn2025-02-03 · ★ 7.2
  • 2. Get By2025-02-10 · ★ 7.5
  • 3. Ante Up2025-02-17 · ★ 7.2
  • 4. Face Off2025-02-24 · ★ 7.2
  • 5. I Got a Story to Tell2025-03-03 · ★ 7.5
  • 6. Return of the Mack2025-03-10 · ★ 7.5
  • 7. Boom I Got Your Boyfriend2025-03-17
  • 8. Squabble Up2025-03-24
  • 9. Shadowboxin'2025-03-31 · ★ 7.8
  • 10. Just a Friend2025-04-14
  • 11. No Role Modelz2025-04-21 · ★ 7.8
  • 12. Don't Hate the Player2025-04-28 · ★ 7.6
  • 13. Award Tour2025-05-05
Season 82026 · 2 ep
  • 1. Episode 12026-07-13
  • 2. Episode 22026-07-13

All American cast

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Michael Evans Behling

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    When does All American Season 8 come out?
    All American Season 8 premieres July 13, 2026.
    Is All American renewed or cancelled?
    All American is renewed — Season 8 has a confirmed premiere date of July 13, 2026.
    How many seasons of All American are there?
    All American has aired 8 seasons so far.
    How many episodes of All American are there?
    There are 121 episodes of All American across 8 seasons.
    Who created All American?
    All American was created by April Blair.
    Where can I watch All American?
    All American is available to stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home.
    What is All American's IMDb rating?
    All American holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 16,117 votes.