Head of the Class

Head of the Class is an American sitcom developed by Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen that was released on the streaming service HBO Max on November 4, 2021. It is based on Rich Eustis and Michael Elias' series of the same name that ran from 1986 to 1991. In December 2021, the series was canceled after one season. In December 2022, the series was removed from HBO Max. Cast and characters Main Isabella Gomez as Alicia Gomez, a new young teacher of the honors debate class at Meadows Creek High School bearing a similar personality to Charlie Moore, a history teacher who taught honors class at Millard Fillmore High School on the original series. Dior Goodjohn as Robyn Rook, captain of the debate team and secretly a gamer. Gavin Lewis as Luke Burrows, member of the debate team who is obsessed with business and politics. Adrian Matthew Escalona as Miles Alvarez, Luke's best friend and member of the debate team who likes to sing. Brandon Severs as Terrell Hayward, son of Darlene Merriman (Robin Givens) from the original run of Head of the Class, member of the debate team and a swimmer. Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Makayla Washington, member of the debate team who is very interested in big social issues. Jorge Diaz as Elliot Escalante, an English teacher at Meadows Creek High School Katie Beth Hall as Sarah Maris, Principal Maris' daughter who is a student at Meadows Creek High School and a swimmer. She has a close friendship with Terrell. She is initially reluctant to join the debate class but eventually joins the team.