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“Abbott Elementary” creator and actress Quinta Brunson reunited with a child actor who was featured on Brunson’s first web series on the most recent episode of ABC’s hit, Philadelphia-set sitcom.

“Worked with Kayden 5 years ago. She was on my first webseries,” Brunson tweeted Saturday. “When she auditioned for Abbott (and killed it) I remembered her sweet face right away. Wild how tall we have both gotten.”

Worked with Kayden 5 years ago. She was on my first webseries. When she auditioned for Abbott (and killed it) I remembered her sweet face right away. Wild how tall we have both gotten. pic.twitter.com/eCbyNwZMy9

— quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) January 14, 2023

The actor, Kayden Grace Swan, now 15, made her appearance on “Abbott” on Episode 12 of the show’s sophomore season. She assumed the role of a protective older sister stepping into her younger sister’s brawl in Ms. Teagues’ classroom. Aware...

At a time when climate change is ravaging Earth and real-life interest in space organizations from NASA to SpaceX has been renewed, there is no shortage of television shows delivering interesting and informative takes on such travel. But while series such as Disney Plus’ “The Right Stuff” goes for the nostalgia play and Netflix’s “Away” contemplates the sacrifice made to leave family behind, it is Nickelodeon’s “The Astronauts” that delivers the truly unique picture of unequipped, untrained children accidentally being launched into space, now thrust together as a makeshift team to survive.

“We are being presented — especially in 2020 with all that’s happened — with portraying a future as a hopeful thing. I think people are really hungry for that — ‘if we all set aside our differences and work together toward a common goal, then we have a very bright and hopeful future,'” “The Astronauts” showrunner Daniel Knauf tells Variety.

In today’s TV news roundup, Nickelodeon announced a premiere date for “The Astronauts,” and Starz released a teaser for the third season of “American Gods.”

Renewals

Netflix renewed “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” for a second season, set to premiere in 2021. The animated series follows a group of stranded teenagers, struggling to survive on an island overrun by dinosaurs. The show, from DreamWorks Animation, is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, Frank Marshall, Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley. Watch a teaser for the new season below.

Dates

Nickelodeon is set to premiere “The Astronauts” on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. In the new series, a group of young astronauts embark on a journey on a malfunctioning spaceship. They must work together to return to their parents, who are watching them from Earth. The series stars Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan and Ben Daon. Dean Israelite executive produces and directs,...