How 'Abbott Elementary' Took Over an Abandoned LA Mall for Ambitious Season 5 Twist

How 'Abbott Elementary' Took Over an Abandoned LA Mall for Ambitious Season 5 Twist

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Abbott Elementary” Season 5, Episode 9. When “Abbott Elementary” production designer Michael Whetstone first heard that executive producers Quinta Brunson, Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern wanted to transform an abandoned mall into a makeshift school while Abbott underwent repairs, his mind immediately went to Palisades High School, which found a new home in a retired Sears after the Los Angeles wild…

‘Abbott Elementary’ Showrunners On Ambitious Season 5 Locations From An Abandoned Mall To A Ballpark, ABC Sitcom’s Future & PA Unionization Efforts

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 5 midseason premiere of ABC’s Abbott Elementary. Abbott Elementary returned to ABC on Wednesday night, but network television’s favorite teachers were not within the familiar walls of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School. After the midseason finale ended with the school in disrepair, the teachers found out […]

The True Story That Inspired Abbott Elementary’s Choice To Move The School Into A Mall

Abbott Elementary has moved from a school to a mall, and the showrunners explained the true stories that inspired this massive change.

Why Abbott Elementary Fans Think 1 Beloved Teacher Is Leaving in Season 5

Photo Credit: Gilles Mingasson/Disney/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Fans of Abbott Elementary worry that Dominic Clark, played by Luke Tennie, will leave the show in Season 5. Even though he is a new teacher, recent episodes suggest his time at the school might end soon. Is Luke Tennie’s Dominic Clark leaving Abbott Elementary in Season 5? The latest episodes of Abbott Elementary have taken a turn for the dramatic followi…

Abbott Elementary Season 5 Hints At A Tragic Character Exit

Although Abbott Elementary season 5 only introduced Luke Tennie’s Dominic Clark in its first episode, the show may already be setting up his exit with episode 9. Abbott Elementary season 5 brought back Janine’s mom, Vanetta, before the show’s pre-Christmas hiatus, but the feud between mother and daughter wasn’t the biggest shock in that festive episode.