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All American's Cody Christian Talks TikTok, Team Spencer, & Who's Most Likely To

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Season 3 of The CW's "All American" might be its most anticipated season yet, thanks in large part to the show's exploding popularity on TikTok in the early days of quarantine! And one of the stars of the high school football drama who has gotten a particular amount of buzz in Cody Christian, Beverly High's troubled wide receiver and co-offensive captain Asher Adams! Young Hollywood catches up with Cody via Zoom to chat about production life in the time of COVID and the show's viral influence in the past year. He also reveals whether he is Team Spencer or Team Asher when it comes to Olivia's affections, plus he plays a game of "Who's Most Likely: Beverly Edition" where he shares his thoughts on which characters would be most likely to go pro, become a coach, and more!

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Young Hollywood

What's up? How's it going?

Cody Christian

Hey, how are you?

Young Hollywood

Good, welcome to virtual Young Hollywood.

Cody Christian

Oh, interesting, interesting.

Young Hollywood

Last time we did a workout with you to get ready for the show. Yes, yes. Remember that. A little bit different, different this year getting ready for the show. How was it being on set with all the different, you know, things happening in 2020.

Cody Christian

It's, it's, it's different to say the least. Um, but we're all getting through it. We think everybody just, you know, has an immense amount of gratitude and it's it's been a pleasure being on set.

Young Hollywood

Throwback to the beginning of the pandemic when Tik Tok literally blew up your show. Everybody was obsessed. Were you kind of like staying up to date with how obsessed people were with the Tik Toks that were being made about you guys?

Cody Christian

No, honestly, I wasn't. I had seen a handful of them and every time I saw them, I just, you know, would burst out laughing because they were so creative, so funny. Um, but I've been late on the whole Tik Tok trend. I'm definitely not on the app, I'm not active on the app. I want to get active on the app. Um, but no, I saw a lot of the content that was created. I had a lot of stuff texted to me and shown to me. So much to the people that not only tune in, but make the initial efforts to create, you know, content for our show to promote it.

Young Hollywood

You should go back and just look up the hashtag like Asher or whatever, because the Tik Toks that have been made about your character, like, I feel like you would just have entertainment for like hours because they're so good. Like they're so funny. Like you just need to do it.

Cody Christian

I'm going to have to do it for sure.

Young Hollywood

If you were to step back and you were just watching the show as a fan, do you think you'd be team Spencer or team Asher?

Cody Christian

Oh, you're really putting me against the uh, um, from our perspective. The world's perspective. For sure. I mean, look, I'm going to, I think I'm going to go with uh, I think I'm going to go with Team Spencer. I think there's an undeniable chemistry between the two of them, between Spencer and Olivia. Um, you know, if you think back to the pilot, Olivia was the first person that kind of greeted Spence and brought him into Beverly Hills, welcomed him with open arms. Uh, and she's really been there. I think she's also been there for Asher. They've had their ups and downs, obviously, of course. Um, but, you know, from from a fan perspective, from a fan perspective. Uh, because selfishly speaking, I'm all Asher and Olivia. But from a fan perspective, uh, I definitely see a special relationship between uh Spencer and Olivia.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so we're going to play a little game. It's an it's Who's most likely Beverly edition. So I'm going to read off scenarios and it's fun because it's kind of related to senior year. Okay?

Cody Christian

Okay. Uh, I mean, probably Asher. Yeah. For sure. He's done it in the past. I don't know if it was his fault, but, you know, poor money management probably runs in the family. Um, I'd probably say Olivia, honestly, you know, she has that type of mentorship about her. She cares a lot about uplifting and encouraging and spreading positivity to everybody around her. Um, plus she's an advocate for you know, she has her podcast going on. Um, so definitely Olivia. I could see her being a teacher. Here's the thing, is I could technically say Spencer because I'm grouping him into the Beverly Beverly Home team. Um, so I would say Spencer, but I'm leaning towards Jordan. Just because obviously runs in the family. I could see him playing at a D1 high school or D1 college, um, possibly going to the league and then retiring and being uh a coach, kind of like his father. Uh, I mean, Asher and Olivia, for sure. I'd probably say Jordan. Jordan. I mean, he had that, you know, I know he's he's faithfully with Simone right now and good for him, but um, I think end of season one, throughout season two, you know, he had his uh, his his little run. He was kind of being a little wild, jumping from girl to girl, so I think he's got it in him. He's got the flirt. Um, Or JJ. Jordan or JJ. They'd have to battle it out for each other. These football players, man.

Young Hollywood

Yep. What has been overall so far your favorite scene or maybe like just event that's happened in Asher's life.

Cody Christian

I was homeschooled. I was in this mystery at a very young age, so I never got the chance to actually go

Young Hollywood

Because you can now literally live like your ideal high school maybe like life.

Cody Christian

Exactly. I never got the opportunity to play high school sports and I I played football growing up as a child. So, um, to be able to kind of dip my toe into it and get a slice of that life without having to live it, you know, it's it's quite an experience.

Young Hollywood

Look at you now. Who would have thought? That's so good. Like the coolest thing ever. You literally can do like your football high school career like with your life. And people love it. People love it. So it's perfect. Yeah. Well, thank you so much for talking to us today, Young Hollywood.

Cody Christian

Absolutely. Thank you guys for having me and stay safe on your end and whatever the world opens back up and we can do this in person in the studio, just know I'd love to come by.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Cody Christian

    Interviewed guest, actor on All American

  • Asher Adams

    Character played by Cody Christian on All American

  • Spencer

    Character on All American, part of a love triangle

  • Olivia

    Character on All American, part of a love triangle

  • Jordan

    Character on All American, mentioned in 'Who's Most Likely' game

  • Simone

    Character on All American, Jordan's girlfriend

  • JJ

    Character on All American, mentioned in 'Who's Most Likely' game

FAQ

Who does Cody Christian play in "All American"?+
Cody Christian plays Asher Adams, a troubled wide receiver and co-offensive captain for Beverly High, in The CW's "All American."
How did TikTok impact "All American"?+
The show "All American" gained significant popularity on TikTok during the early days of quarantine, leading to increased buzz and content creation by fans.
Is Cody Christian on TikTok?+
Cody Christian is not actively on TikTok, but he has seen a lot of the creative and funny content fans have made about "All American."
Who does Cody Christian think Olivia should be with on "All American"?+
From a fan's perspective, Cody Christian believes Olivia has undeniable chemistry with Spencer, though selfishly, he's 'all Asher and Olivia.'
Which "All American" character would be most likely to become a coach?+
Cody Christian believes Jordan Baker would be most likely to become a coach, following in his father's footsteps after playing D1 college football.

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