10 Revived and New TV Shows that are Making it to Your Screens

by SHA'LUN N. NICHOLSON
March 13, 2020

Roseanne
Roseanne, Will &Grace, Fuller House, and X-Files are just a few of the renowned shows that have been revived in the last 5 years.

But don’t think that this is where the list will end. Here are some of the childhood shows from the past that are being revived for newer audiences.

The Boondocks
Sony Pictures Animation
The Boondocks
(TBA)

The Boondocks is going to get a reboot of two seasons, including a 50-minute special. Aaron McGruder will come back as show creator as he had done for the first three seasons of Boondocks. No, he was not a part of the fourth season, which did not do well without him. The show will appear on HBO Max. 

Animaniacs
Warner Bros. Animation
Animaniacs 
(expected Sep 14, 2020)

Animaniacs is getting a two-season remake on Hulu this year.

Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell
(TBA)

Even Saved by the Bell is being rebooted. 

Rugrats
Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Rugrats
(TBA)

Paramount is coming out with a Rugrats live-action/ CGI movie. The movie is expected to premiere on January 9, 2021. In addition to the Rugrats movie, 26 new episodes of the series is also in the works.

The Babysitters Club
The Babysitters Club
(Jul 3, 2020)

The show will be rebooted into a live-action series on Netflix. It will be based off the children’s book with the same name. HBO produced the first adaptation of the book in the form of a 1990s show that lasted one season. Now, its Netflix turn. The series will feature Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feuerstein.

The Jetsons
Hanna-Barbera Productions
The Jetsons
(TBA)

A live-action remake of The Jetsons animation is coming to ABC.

Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster
(TBA)

Punky Brewster is coming back without the pig tails for 10-episodes. Soleil Moon Frye will reprise her role as Punky, now a single mother of three who is looking to adopt a little girl from the foster care system. Cherie Johnson will also return as Punky’s best friend.

Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
(TBA)

Amazon is turning Conan the Barbarian into a tv series, called Conan. Don’t look for Arnold Schwarzenegger because he will not be there. The show is in the development stages, but will have creators from Game of Thrones, Colony, and Fargo working on it.

Grease
Grease: Rydell High
(TBA)

The show will be a spinoff of the 1978 film. It will be a musical series based in the 1950s and feature songs from the time period and new original ones. If that is not enough, Paramount is working on the prequel movie to Grease, called Summer Lovin'.

Chucky
Chucky
(TBA)

A Chucky series is coming to Syfy! There is no need to wonder if it’s going to have that same edgy spunk as the Child’s Play movies because the creator and writer of the original films, Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner will be a part of making the tv show. Also, Channel Zero’s writer and producer Nick Antosca will be working on the series as well.

The show’s story will unfold with a series of murders that threatens a town full of secrets and hypocrisies. If that is not interesting enough, the series will even reveal the origins about the killer doll.


What will they revive next?....