‘The Wonder Years’ renewed for second season after Fred Savage firing
foxnews.com"The Wonder Years" will be making a return in the fall even though former executive producer and director Fred Savage will not be on set.
ABC confirmed Friday that the show, inspired by the 1980s series by the same name, had been renewed. Disney announced that it had cut ties with Savage, who starred in the original series, last week after an investigation into allegations of "inappropriate conduct" was launched.
In a statement to Fox News, 20th Television, a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios, addressed the Savage matter. Inspired by the beloved award-winning series by the same name, "The Wonder Years" is a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Ala., through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean. (Erika Doss/ABC via Getty Images) "Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched.
Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years,'" a spokesperson said.
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