'We know we have a responsibility to make sure the love stories we’re seeing onscreen are representative of the world we live in, and we are proudly in service to our audience,' ABC said.
the first time the long-running franchise has cast a Black man as its lead.
Crawley's season was postponed in March over the coronavirus pandemic, before production could begin. ABC haswill go ahead at a later time, though it's clear that James bowed out of the contest for Crawley's heart. ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement that James had been on their radar since February, when they invited him to join Crawley's season. James is friends with Tyler Cameron, a contestant on"When filming couldn't move forward as planned, we were given the benefit of time to get to know Matt and all agreed he would make a perfect
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