Helen Huntand Paul Reiser will be starring alongside one another on the small screen again — and we aren’t mad about it!
On Wednesday, Spectrum Originals announced that it has picked up aMad About Youlimited series.
The Sony Pictures Television-produced reboot will include the original cast, and Hunt, 55, and Reiser, 62, will return as married couple Jamie Stemple Buchman and Paul Buchman, respectively.
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“We are so excited to finally be doing this and thrilled to have Peter Tolan as our fearless captain,” Reiser and Hunt said in a joint statement. “We promise you the same funny and heartwarming show — as soon as we can remember what’s funny about being older. It’s going to be great!”
Hunt will direct the first episode, and Peter Tolan has been tapped as showrunner and will serve as executive producer and writer for the series. Both Hunt and Reiser will executive produce alongside Brian Volk-Weiss, Michael Pelmont, and Matthew Ochacher for Comedy Dynamics.
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“We couldn’t be more excited to work with Helen and Paul and to partner with Spectrum Originals and Katherine, to bring this acclaimed comedy back to life,” said Jeff Frost, President of SPT, Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, Co-Presidents of SPT. “It has been a labor of love for all involved and we think audiences will relish the next chapter in these wonderful characters’ lives.”
Last April,Hunt told PEOPLEshe was hopeful about a reboot of the original series.
“The dream is to get to do it,” she said.
“I have remained very, very close friends with Paul. Reboot, or no reboot we have lunch once a month,” she shared. “We really enjoy and care for each other. Plus, my daughter lovesStranger Thingsso now when he calls she’s excited. She’s never seen an episode ofMad About Youbut she’s super psyched aboutStranger Things!”
She continued, “It was a very loving piece of work. We loved it. It would be fun to work on something that’s really about love. We’ll be older though — I hope people are prepared for that. I’m not prepared for it!”
The series is scheduled to launch in late 2019.
source: people.com
