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Tag: Reboot
Ratings: Tough as Nails Returns Steady, Riverdale ‘Reboot’ Eyes Audience Low
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Tough as Nails opened Season 2 on Wednesday night with 3.4 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating — which is right on par with its freshman average. Elsewhere: NBC | Chicago Fire held steady to lead Wednesday both in total audience (with 7.3 million viewers) and in […]
Fantasy Island Reboot Ordered at Fox, to Premiere Summer 2021
Fox has booked a trip to Fantasy Island. The network has handed a straight-to-series order to a contemporary reboot of the late-’70s/early ’80s ABC drama, to hail from executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain (The 100) and air in summer 2021. The reimagined Fantasy Island is being billed as a “semi-anthology” series “that delves into […]
Head of The Class: Isabella Gomez Snags Starring Role in HBO Max Reboot
RELATED STORIES Mere hours after One Day at a Time‘s second cancellation was made official, one of the beloved sitcom’s stars already has a Class-y new gig lined up. Isabella Gomez — who played Elena Alvarez, daughter of Justina Machado’s Penelope, on ODAAT — has landed the starring role in HBO Max’s in-the-works reboot of Head […]
Hulu’s Animaniacs Reboot: Grade It!
RELATED STORIES They’re baaa-aaack! Think you’d seen the last of the Warner brothers (and Warner sister!)? Think again. Hulu’s Animaniacs reboot premiered Friday (all 13 episodes are now available), and seconds in, Yakko, Wakko and Dot are back up to their old tricks. After returning to their beloved home on the Warner Bros. lot, the […]
Animaniacs Reboot Trailer Offers First Look at Pinky and the Brain’s Return
RELATED STORIES “Quantum mechanics, quinoa wraps, Queen Bey — we’ve missed so much!” The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister!) are back to explore the trappings of the modern world in the official trailer for Hulu’s Animaniacs reboot. And you’ll be happy to know that Yakko, Wakko and Dot are just as self-aware as ever, […]
Charmed’s Holly Marie Combs Calls to End ‘Division’ Between Fans of the Original Series and The CW Reboot
RELATED STORIES It’s been a dramatic week in the Charmed-verse, as several stars from both the original series and The CW’s reboot have spoken out publicly against one another. Now, Holly Marie Combs is taking a page from Piper Halliwell’s book and calling for peace. “My Charmed friends … I would like everyone to stop,” […]
Pretty Little Liars: HBO Max Orders ‘Horror-Tinged’ Reboot — Watch Teaser
The recently announced Pretty Little Liars reboot is bypassing Freeform and going straight (to series) at HBO Max. The upstart streamer has officially given a green light to the project, titled Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, via a 10-episode order. The pickup comes three years after PLL wrapped its seven-season run on Freeform. As previously reported, Riverdale […]
Unsolved Mysteries: Prepare Yourself for the Return of Creepy Casefiles (and That Theme Song!) in Netflix Reboot
The stories in Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries reboot are new. The sense of delicious dread you feel when you hear the unsettling intro music… is not. That’s part of the reason why the reboot of the 1980s-’90s nonfiction series, which makes its debut Wednesday on the streaming service, feels so much of a piece with its […]
Batwoman Boss Considered ‘Soap Opera’ Recast for ‘Hot Minute,’ Instead Chose ‘Reboot’ With New Character
A Bat-mystery has been solved. Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries has shed some light on the decision to not recast the role of Kate Kane, in the wake of Ruby Rose abruptly parting ways with the CW series, but instead create “a whole new character” to slip into the cape and cowl for Season 2. As […]
