Episode
All American: Ludacrismas
Overview
With everyone on holiday break, Spencer, decides to throw an epic Christmas party, with the help of JJ and Asher, as an excuse to bring him and Olivia closer. Jordan gets news about his hand, but he isn’t sure what to do. After weeks of research, Olivia and Billy think they may have a breakthrough on their investigation. Layla decides to take matters into her own hands to get her dad’s company back. Meanwhile, Coop feels replaced when Laura makes a change in the office, which makes Coop think about her future.
Details
- Series
- All American
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2022-10-10
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Ludacrismas is Episode 1 in Season 5 of All American. It aired on 2022-10-10. The runtime is 43 min.
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