9 Shows Like All American to Watch While You Wait for the Next Episode Moving towns, playing football, and much more Maggie Fremont Daniel Ezra, The CW's All American has seen a deserved boost in popularity since it started streaming on Netflix. The show, now in its third season on The CW, works on multiple levels: It's a teen drama, a sports show, a fish-out-of-water story, a coming-of-age tale, and even a commentary on socio-economics in Los Angeles. The show, which was inspired by former NFL player Spencer Paysinger's life, follows Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), an aspiring football star trying to balance ambition with regular teenage drama as he's moved from his own neighborhood of Crenshaw to become the MVP at Beverly Hills High. The series has also branched out to cover others in his life in both worlds.