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Just days after the premiere of its third season, ABC has announced that <\/span>Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/a> has been renewed for season 4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On Saturday, William Stanford Davis — the actor behind the beloved and kooky janitor Mr. Johnson in the elementary-school-centered sitcom —\u00a0 took to the stage at a Television Critics Association panel and shared the exciting news of the show’s renewal.<\/span><\/p>\n Davis,72, appeared in character, sweeping up the stage and even wiping down the microphone before announcing that <\/span>Abbott Elementary<\/span><\/em> would be back for more fun with series creator, writer and executive producer <\/span>Quinta Brunson<\/a> at the helm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Brunson, 34, is coming off of a historic <\/span>Emmy win as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series<\/a>, the first time a Black actress has won in the category since\u00a0<\/span>The Jeffersons<\/span><\/em>\u00a0star Isabel Sanford won in\u00a01981.<\/span><\/p>\n “This show has been very emotional for me from beginning to end,” Brunson, who won in 2022 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2022, said. “I feel like it’s such an underappreciated genre, and it’s the thing that raised me and like artistically guided me, so, you know. I get emotional about it.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to Brunson’s win for acting, the show nabbed seven nominations including for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph), and Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to ABC, <\/span>Abbott Elementary<\/span><\/em> had the “strongest season average” for an ABC comedy since the 2019-2020 season and is currently ranked as ABC’s No. 1 multiplatform series.<\/span><\/p>\n The show launched season 3 on Feb. 7 and welcomed some <\/span>fresh faces to the cast<\/a>, adding\u00a0<\/span>The Other Two<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Scream VI<\/span><\/em>\u00a0star\u00a0<\/span>Josh Segarra<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Hacks\u00a0<\/span><\/em>alum Kimia Behpoornia and\u00a0<\/span>Never Have I Ever<\/span><\/em>‘s Benjamin Norris. The trio play new school district representatives who are determined to bring about change to Abbott Elementary. The new characters also brought about a shakeup, recruiting Brunson’s character, Janine Teagues, into a fellowship with the district that takes her away from teaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At the Golden Globes in early January, series stars Chris Perfetti and recent\u00a0<\/span>Celebrity Jeopardy!<\/span><\/em>\u00a0champion Lisa Ann Walter<\/span>\u00a0talked with ET<\/a>\u00a0about season 3 having “so many great characters” and shared some exciting new updates.<\/span><\/p>\n “I will tell you this, the premiere episode of season 3 is so chock full of new, exciting stuff that you are not expecting that,” Walter, 60, teased. “I can’t even, we’re not allowed to say it obviously. But all I can say is stay tuned. It’s a lot.”<\/span><\/p>\n Abbott Elementary<\/span><\/em> airs Wednesdays on ABC at 9 p.m. EST.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n