Abbott Elementary shoots Season 5 episode at Phillies game

The cast of Abbott Elementary filmed a Season 5 episode on location at Citizens Bank Park during the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, producers and team officials said, capturing scenes amid a 19-4 Phillies rout that included a historic four-homer performance by Kyle Schwarber. The shoot, described by MLB Studios as a collaborative bottle episode with Warner Bros. and the Phillies, placed the sitcom’s teachers in the stands and on the field for footage that will appear when the series returns this fall.

Creator and star Quinta Brunson had teased the live-event filming at San Diego Comic-Con in July, saying, "I do think that Philly sports fans will be very happy," and the cast’s presence at the game was later confirmed by photos posted to the Phillie Phanatic’s Instagram account showing Brunson and fellow cast members on the field with the team mascot. ABC and MLB Studios said the league’s creative production arm initiated outreach to Warner Bros. because of its fondness for the show, and that the partnership was intended to ensure authenticity and access to the ballpark.

Production at Citizens Bank Park was large in scale, team officials...