Saved by the Bell (2020)

Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom television streaming produced by NBC. The series is a revival of the original series, and is set to appear exclusively on NBC's over-the-top subscription series, Peacock. The series is produced by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who starred in the original series.^[1]

The first season was released on Peacock on November 25, 2020. The second season was released on November 24, 2021. On May 4, 2022, it was announced that the series would not be picked up for a third season.

Synopsis[]

Season 1[]

When California governor Zack Morris (Time out Governor Zack Morris?! Time in!) gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state – including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the over privileged Bayside kids a much needed and hilarious dose of reality.^[2]

Season 2[]

After a year in quarrentine, the students are back at Bayside. Daisy wants everything to go back to normal, Lexi and Jamie are together as Jessie is getting a divorce.

Cast[]

Elizabeth Berkley as Jessica Spano
Mario López as A.C. Slater
John Michael Higgins as Ronald Toddman^[3]
Josie Totah as Lexi Haddad-DeFabrizio^[4]
Mitchell Hoog as Mac Morris
Belmont Cameli as Jamie Spano
Haskiri Velazquez as Daisy Jiménez
Alycia Pascual-Peña as Aisha Garcia
Dexter Darden as DeVante Young^[5]

Recurring[]

Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris
Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski Morris
Ed Alonzo as Max
Abraham Rodriguez as Spencer Buckley
DeShawn Cavanaugh as Colt Cassidy
Mariah Iman Wilson as Nadia Coleman
Ariela Barer as Chloe, a cool, queer student who encourages Lexi to join the LGBTQ club at Bayside.(Season 2)^[6]
Matthew Sato as Gil Vatooley , a cute and nerdy new Student Council VP who catches the attention of Daisy.(Season 2)^[6]

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Notes and Trivia[]

The Bayside Triangle, Teen-Line, House Party, 1-900-Crushed, The Substitute, Wrestling with the Future and Dancing to the Max are all references to episode titles with the same name from the original series Saved by the Bell.
The Fabulous Birchwood Boys, Rent-A-Mom, The Todd Capsule, All in the Hall, The Mac Tapes, and From Curse to Worse are all parodies to episode titles with similar names from the original series Saved by the Bell.
Mac Morris and Jamie Spano are the only main characters in the reboot that are children of one of the main characters from the original series Saved by the Bell. Mac Morris is the son of Kelly Kapowski-Morris and Zack Morris. Jamie Spano is the son of Jessie Spano.

Season 1[]

The reboot airs exclusively on NBC's streaming service, Peacock.
Gosselaar is confirmed to appear in three episodes^[7]
The series premiered on November 25, 2020.^[8]
Most episodes title are references to episodes from the original series.
A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano are the only main characters from the original series that are also main characters in the reboot.
The only characters from the original series that appeared at least once in the reboot so far is A.C. Slater, Jessie Spano, Kelly Kapowski Morris, Zack Morris, Mr. Dewey, Max and Lisa Turtle.