Alicia Silverstone is connected to reprise the position of Cher Horowitz in a “Clueless” sequel sequence at Peacock, Selection has realized.
The display is lately in building. Precise plot main points are being stored beneath wraps except the truth the display will function a follow-up to the cult vintage movie.
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are hooked up to jot down together with Jordan Weiss. All 3 will govt produce, with Schwartz and Savage doing so beneath their Pretend Empire banner. Silverstone will govt produce along with starring. Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the movie, and Robert Lawrence, who produced the movie, additionally function govt manufacturers. CBS Studios will produce in affiliation with Common Tv.
It is a wholly new “Clueless” sequence than the one who have been arrange at Peacock in 2020 however in the end didn’t pass ahead. That display, with an absolutely other inventive workforce, was once described as extra of puzzle sequence wherein Cher disappeared and centered as an alternative on her absolute best buddy, Dionne.
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“Clueless” in the beginning debuted in 1995 and is loosely in line with the Jane Austen novel “Emma.” Together with Silverstone, the solid incorporated Paul Rudd, Stacey Sprint, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer, and Dan Hedaya. A TV adaptation aired on ABC after which UPN from 1996 till 1999 for 3 seasons, with Rachel Blanchard enjoying Cher.
This could now not be the primary time Silverstone has reprised the position of Cher up to now few years. She performed the liked persona in a Tremendous Bowl advert in 2023 for Rakuten. The movie helped propel Silverstone to film stardom, with the actress happening to megastar in options like “Batman & Robin,” “Blast from the Previous,” and “Good looks Store.” Her contemporary TV credit come with “American Horror Tales,” “The Child-Sitters Membership,” and “American Lady.” Amongst her upcoming tasks are the Yorgos Lanthimos movie “Bugonia” and the Acorn TV sequence “Irish Blood.” Silverstone may be a manufacturer at the latter challenge.
She is repped through UTA, Untitled Leisure, and Gang Tyre.
Schwartz and Savage are most likely absolute best identified for having co-created the hit sequence “Gossip Lady” and govt generating the new reboot at Max. Their different credit come with “In search of Alaska,” “The OC,” “Runaways,” “Hart of Dixie,” the “Dynasty” reboot, and “Nancy Drew.” The pair just lately co-created the Apple TV+ drama “Town on Fireplace,” in line with the unconventional of the similar identify through Garth Possibility Hallberg.
They’re repped through WME and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Weiss maximum just lately wrote the screenplay for the extremely expected sequel “Freakier Friday,” which can see Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprise their roles from the 2003 movie. She additionally created the Hulu sequence “Dollface” and wrote and directed the Max authentic movie “Sweethearts.”
She is repped through UTA, Mosaic, and Felker Toczek.
With Silverstone’s go back to “Clueless,” that is the newest instance of an actor returning to an iconic ’90s persona in a streaming display. Different contemporary examples come with Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising the position of Buffy in a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” followup pilot at Hulu and far of the “Malcolm within the Heart” solid reuniting at Disney+.
