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Parenthoodcould potentially return to television.
The show’s creator, Jason Katims, told PEOPLE aParenthoodrevival is on his mind — mostly because fans keep asking for it. In evaluating some of his series, includingFriday Night Lights, Katims shared why bringingParenthoodback could be a real possibility.
“The one that people always ask me about isParenthoodfor some reason. Actually, it makes sense,” he shared at the L.A. premiere ofDear Edward, another series he created. “I never think about it, but when anybody asks me, I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, I would like to do that.'”
Parenthoodaired on NBC from 2010 to 2015 for six seasons. The concept followed different units of an extended family as they navigated life’s ups and downs — from marital strife and raising children to heartbreaking life changes. The actors who were once children have since grown into adults, meaning a reboot of any kind would likely spotlight their own journey through parenthood.
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However, there are no concrete plans to bring the show back to the screen. “But it’s not like I think about it,” Katims concluded. “Obviously, it would be a joy. It’s going to be [a] joy because it was such a great experience, and to get to do it again with those actors would be great.”
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“In the pilot episode, or the first couple of episodes, there’s a storyline where he gets asked to leave the school that he is in — this literally happened to me, concurrently, with writing the script,” Katims shared on reunion panel at ATX Television Festival in 2022. “I was really on the verge of taking that story out of the pilot and out of the show. I thought maybe this is too personal and not right to tell the story. I took it out for a while and got encouraged to put it back.”
He added that the show’s plot continued to include “almost autobiographical elements.”
At one point, the cast seemed to be on board with a reunion, too. Way back in 2015, Ramos told PEOPLE of the possibility: “Honestly,who would not want to do that?I can’t think of anyone.”
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source: people.com
