The Wonder Years executive producer Saladin Patterson says 'the show will go on' and 'continue to be great' following firing of Fred Savage

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Saladin Patterson, an executive producer of The Wonder Years reboot, said that 'the show will go on, and the show will continue to be great' in the wake of Fred Savage's firing from the series earlier this month.

Patterson spoke with People about the recently-renewed show's future on Sunday during a For Your Consideration event for the series at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles.

Savage's firing from the series - which he starred in the first incarnation of from 1988-1993 - was confirmed May 6 by a 20th Television spokesperson following a probe amid 'allegations of inappropriate conduct' against the actor-director, 45.

The latest: Saladin Patterson, an executive producer of The Wonder Years reboot, said that 'the show will go on, and the show will continue to be great' in the wake of Fred Savage's firing from the show earlier this month

Patterson told the outlet of Savage's ouster, 'It was very heartbreaking, but I have to trust the process.

'Disney does a very good job making sure that everyone is treated equitably, and we're just going to focus on moving forward and doing a great show,' he said. 'It's bigger than any one person. It's bigger than me.'

Patterson, who has also been a producer on shows such as The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and Dave, chat with the outlet two days after ABC confirmed the reboot of the show would be renewed for a second season.

Patterson said that the finale for the show's first season, which is slated to air Wednesday, will conclude on 'a bit of a cliffhanger.'

Patterson said that Savage's firing from the show 'was very heartbreaking'

Savage was pictured with the show's EJ Williams and Patterson last summer on set

He added: 'I don't want to spoil it, but it opens up the world for the Williams family a little bit for us to explore season two, a little bit outside of Montgomery, Alabama, although that's still going to be where we're rooted. 

'But we get to see them experience the country and the world in a little broader sense and then bringing those experiences back and I'm looking forward to how that mixes things up a little bit.'

Patterson told the outlet that the show's cast and crew were 'very excited to keep telling stories about the Williams family and honestly most excited to still put some stories on TV and characters on TV and situations that don't exist in any other show.

'And we had the privilege of being able to tell those stories and I'm looking forward to just exploring that more.'

Savage was seen directing The Wonder Years reboot last year alongside Williams

An insider last week told People that Savage would be 'taking a break' in the wake of the misconduct scandal, and looking at what he can do to improve upon things moving forward.

'People thought he wasn't treating people well, there were a couple complaints,' the source said. 'Instead of him being like, "Screw you for saying this to me," he's like, "OK, well if that's how people are feeling, I need to figure out what I could be doing better."'

The source said that Savage has 'had an incredible career directing TV' - including shows such as Modern Family, Black-ish and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - 'and sometimes, he gets pissed off on set and gets annoyed ... and it's a flaw.'

The reboot of the series, which premiered last fall, focuses on the Williams family, a Black family residing in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1960s.

The Wonder Years' first season finale is slated to air on ABC Wednesday at 8:30/7:30c.