For three seasons, Abbott Elementary fans have watched the will-they-won’t-they relationship between Quinta Brunson’s (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Quinta VS Everything) Janine Teagues and Tyler James Williams’ (Let It Shine, Everybody Hates Chris) Gregory Eddie grow and evolve. Spoilers ahead, but in the show’s season three finale, the two characters took their relationship to the next level with a kiss, leaving fans speculating whether or not the two are officially a couple. With the season four premiere fast approaching, Williams teased to The Hollywood Reporter that fans won’t have to wait long to get a definitive answer.
“You’re definitely gonna get an answer about what’s going on with them. What is this now? That’s one thing I can promise. You’ll know in the first episode,” Williams said to The Hollywood Reporter. “That’s for sure. We decided let’s give this an actual, not necessarily a punctuation mark because it never really is that, but at least a concert answer. You’ll get that for sure.”
When asked what his reaction was when he found out about Janine and Gregory’s kiss in the season three finale, Williams said it was about time.
“At some point, when you’re living in the skin of the character, you begin to feel the anxiety build as well,” he said to The Hollywood Reporter. “So, it was really nice to be able to go, ‘OK, we can just pop the cork off this, and see what happens.’”
Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary sitcom following the lives of faculty at a fictional Philadelphia elementary school. Brunson serves as the show’s creator, executive producer, co-writer and lead. Alongside Brunson and Williams is a cast made up of Sheryl Lee Ralph (The Fabulous Four, Moesha), Lisa Ann Walter (The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty), Janelle James (The Standups, The Garfield Movie), Chris Perfetti (The Surrogate, Looking: The Movie) and William Stanford Davis (Snowpiercer, Ray Donovan). The ABC series has been hit since its first season, garnering positive ratings and dozens of awards. This year, the show has been nominated for nine Emmys, including a nomination for Williams as an outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.
Fans of Abbott Elementary can find out how many awards the show takes home during the 2024 Emmys tonight on ABC from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET. To see what happens next in Janine and Gregory’s relationship, fans can watch the series’ season four premiere on October 9 on ABC.