Dexter Darden Archives

While Dexter Darden doesn't have the tall task of doing a comprehensive biopic like Will Smith did in Michael Mann's 2001 biopic Ali, capturing his mannerisms, moves, and personality is not any less daunting task for the young star While promoting his film Half Baked: Totally High, Darden spoke with Bleeding Cool about Fight Night:[...]

Dexter Darden is well aware of the legacy of the 1998 stoner comedy cult classic Half Baked At the same time, rather than recreate its success, he wanted to honor the legacy set by its original stars as he leads a new generation of talent to lead the sequel Half Baked: Totally High with director[...]

It's something star Dexter Darden is optimistic for the Tracey Wigfield legacy sequel based on the Sam Bobrick popular NBC Saturday morning series since its cancellation on Peacock after two seasons While promoting his latest film, Half Baked: Totally High, the actor spoke to Bleeding Cool about the future of his character, Devante Young, what[...]

Let's face it, with Gosselaar's Zack and Mitchell Hoog playing his son Mac, there's a bit of an overlap where it certainly creates problems for the younger in the episode "The Substitute". Dexter Darden in Saved by the Bell (2020) Image courtesy of Tyler Golden / Peacock Zack, who was voted out as Governor of California, is[...]

Photo courtesy of Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock On the classroom front, Mac (Mitchell Hoog), Devante (Dexter Darden), and Jamie are tasked to do a class project together by the former Douglas principal-turned-Bayside teacher (Rodney J Hobbs) Turns out working together is much harder than originally imagined as Jamie's become an emotional wreck and his partners try to[...]

Saved by the Bell Season 2, which also stars Dexter Darden and Belmont Cameli, premieres November 24 on Peacock. https://youtu.be/1VVLca2BYoQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Saved by the Bell | New Season | Official Trailer | Peacock (https://youtu.be/1VVLca2BYoQ) The latest trailer for the Peacock reboot of Saved by the Bell shows class is back[...]

DeVante (Dexter Darden) finds love with a rich Bayside girl, and Slater (Mario Lopez and a newly single Jessie (Elizabeth Berkley) grow closer despite their tumultuous romantic past. https://youtu.be/lqfty-LNQWcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Saved by the Bell | New Season Date Announcement is HERE! (https://youtu.be/lqfty-LNQWc) Returning is showrunner, writer and executive producer Tracey Wigfield[...]

The sequel series comes courtesy of NBC Universal and Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock), who serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer, based on the original NBC Saturday morning 80s series created by Sam Bobrick. L-R Mitchell Hoog, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Josie Totah, Alycia Pasual-Peña, and Haskiri Velazquez in Saved by the Bell (2020) Image courtesy[...]

The role of Devante on Peacock's Saved by the Bell came naturally to actor Dexter Darden, which he can draw from his own experiences As one of three students of Douglas High along with Daisy (Haskiri Velazquez) and Aisha (Alycia Pascual-Pena), Devante initially finds himself in an uphill battle with stereotypes with the better-funded Bayside[...]

Image courtesy of NBCU/Peacock From there, we get introduced to the three transfer students in Daisy (Haskiri Velazquez), her best friend Aisha (Alycia Pascual Pena), and Davante (Dexter Darden) With the abrupt closing of their school, they try to acclimate to their new surroundings The overachieving Daisy finds herself incredulous at the blond-haired Mac (Mitchell Hoog),[...]

30 Rock's Tracey Wigfield acts as executive producer and showrunner for the sequel series originally created by Sam Bobrick. L-R Mitchell Hoog, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Josie Totah, Alycia Pasual-Peña, and Haskiri Velazquez in Saved by the Bell (2020) Image courtesy of NBC Universal/Peacock "This show isn't, nor did it want to be, the Euphoria version of[...]

The first pic from left to right shows Mitchell Hoog (Mac Morris), Belmont Cameli (Jamie Spano), Dexter Darden (Devante), Josie Totah (Lexi), Alycia Pascual-Pena (Aisha), and Haskiri Velazquez (Daisy) at the Max, the popular Bayside hangout The second is re-formed Zack Attack posing with music instruments tapping into their inner rock stars with Elizabeth Berkley[...]

We also see Zack acting all governor-like in his suit surrounded by media running California when Toddman excitedly announces to a class his pending visit. https://youtu.be/O0uCr5-5p5QVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Saved by the Bell | Official Trailer | Peacock (https://youtu.be/O0uCr5-5p5Q) The trailer then cuts away to new student Devante (Dexter Darden) with Slater who[...]

Leading the new class are Josie Totah, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Pena, and Haskiri Velazquez See you in class, Preppy. Bayside High will get a late start to the school year in 2020 as the Saved by the Bell sequel series finally has a premiere date of November 25th on the NBC[...]

Saved by the Bell also stars Dexter Darden, Haskiri Velazquez, and Alycia Pascual-Pena The series premieres in September on Peacock Here is a look at the original teaser announcement from Peacock, followed by a larger version of the trailer: Time out! Who's psyched to see the first #SavedByTheBell teaser!? Check out this flock of first looks[...]

The series also stars Tiffani Thiessen, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Mitchell Hoog, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Haskiri Velazquez, and John Michael Higgins. Tracey Wigfield, Trent O'Donnell, Franco Bario, Peter Engel, and Gosselaar serve as executive producers Josie Totah, Lopez, and Berkley serve as producers on the Sam Bobrick-created series. The Saved by the Bell sequel premieres in September on[...]

John Michael Higgins plays the new Bayside High principal, Toddman with Josie Totah and Dexter Darden as the lead new students. In the revival, California Governor Zack Morris (Gosselaar) gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools and proposes they send the affected students to the highest-performing schools in the state, including Bayside[...]