We’re all alright now that Netflix announced a spinoff of “That ‘70s Show.”
Variety reports that the streaming service has officially ordered 10 episodes of the show.
Titled “That ‘90s Show,” the multicam sitcom is set in 1995 and will see the return of Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, who played parents Red and Kitty Forman in the original.
Smith and Rupp will also executive produce alongside the show’s original creators Gregg Mettler, Bonnie Turner, and Terry Turner, along with their daughter Lindsay Turner.
The sitcom will focus on Leia Forman, the daughter of Eric Foreman and Donna Pinciotti, who returns to Point Place, Wisconsin to visit her grandparents and sticks around after befriending a group of teens under the watchful eye of Kitty and Red.
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The synopsis reads: “Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll never dies, it just changes clothes.”
It’s unclear if Topher Grace and Laura Prepon, who played Eric and Donna, respectively, will reprise their roles. However, Deadline notes that the expectation is that a handful of former cast members will make guest appearances.
“That ‘70s Show” premiered on Fox in 1998. It ran for eight seasons through 2006 with 200 episodes and focused on a group of six teenagers living in the fictional place in Wisconsin from 1976 through 1979.
Along with Smith, Rupp, Grace and Prepon, the sitcom also starred Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, and Danny Masterson.
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