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\n\tEXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Khandi Alexander (Scandal<\/em>, Treme<\/em>) is returning to ABC with a recurring role in the network\u2019s acclaimed comedy series Abbott Elementary.<\/em> <\/p>\n \n\tShe will make her first appearance in the upcoming Wednesday, January 21 episode \u201cMall Part 3: Heroes,\u201d airing at 8:30 p.m. PT\/ET. Details regarding her role are under wraps.<\/p>\n \n\tProduced by Warner Bros Television and\u00a020th Television,\u00a0Abbott Elementary<\/em>\u00a0follows the teachers at an underfunded public school in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n \n\tThe series is created by and stars Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, with Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard.<\/p>\n \n\tAbbott Elementary<\/em>\u00a0has been nominated for 30 Emmy Awards, with four wins under its belt for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Brunson (2023), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Ralph (2022), Outstanding Casting (2022) and Outstanding Writing on a Comedy Series for the pilot penned by Brunson (2022). Additional lead players nominated for acting Emmys include Williams and James. It has recently scored nominations at the Critics\u2019 Choice Awards, Golden Globes, GLAAD Awards and NAACP Image Awards.<\/p>\n \n\tBrunson executive produces alongside Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker of Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions, Randall Einhorn and Brian Rubenstein.<\/p>\n \n\tAlexander has an extensive catalog of credits across her years in Hollywood, including her Emmy-nominated performance as Maya Lewis in ABC\u2019s Scandal<\/em>. She was also nominated for a Critics\u2019 Choice Award for her work in the HBO film Bessie<\/em>, starring alongside Queen Latifah. Additional notable TV credits include David Simon\u2019s Treme<\/em>, as well as the CBS procedural CSI: Miami<\/em>, on which she played Alexx Woods in 145 episodes.<\/p>\n \n\tAdditional film credits include There\u2019s Something About Mary<\/em>, MGM\u2019s Dark Blue<\/em> with Kurt Russell and Brendan Gleeson, as well as the Peter Berg film Patriots Day<\/em> opposite Mark Wahlberg. Alexander is repped by Buchwald, Untitled Entertainment, and Greenberg Traurig.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n