Murphy Brown revival, Charmed reboot.
Candice Bergen is set to reprise her role as a broadcast journalist, and Charmed sets a reboot pilot.
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Murphy Brown is the latest US series confirmed for a revival with CBS ordering 13 new episodes of the classic sitcom.
Original star Candice Bergen is set to reprise her role as a broadcast journalist, returning to television news at a time of political and cultural upheaval.
The original series aired from 1988 to 1998 winning 18 Emmy Awards, including 5 for Bergen, and 3 Golden Globe Awards.
Series creator Diane English, will serve as writer and executive producer while Bergen will also executive produce.
The news follows recent revivals for Will & Grace, Roseanne, American Idol, The X-Files, Prison Break, 24 and reboots including Party of Five.
Meanwhile a Charmed reboot, written by Jessica O’Toole and Amy Rardin, has been given a pilot order from The CW.
Described as a “fierce, funny, feminist” reboot of the original series it centres on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches. Between vanquishing supernatural demons, tearing down the patriarchy and maintaining familial bonds, a witch’s work is never done.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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6 Responses
Magnum’s also coming back.
Hmm, not sure how I feel about this. Charmed is one of my all time favourite shows.
I was hoping that if it got off the ground it would be the daughters of the original sisters so they could use the originals in guest appearances. It is one of my favourite shows too
I wonder when Steve Austin and the Six Million Dollar Man will make a return as well, though obviously six million wont buy much nowadays which could mean a re-title of the show, as much as these 70’s -80’s favourites will have a curiosity factor what has happened to creative script writing nowadays, original stories are losing out to formulaic and repetitive themes designed for long production runs of 4 seasons or more which turns them into a big budget soap eventually. Netflix for all their inconsistencies have shown that audiences want new original shows and are willing to pay for it.
David. I’ve heard The Nanny is rumoured to be revived next.
I can see how a revival of Murphy brown would work so many comment about Trump. Charmed loved the original but no…. I did here the rumour about the Nanny but I think the stars have already said no