Back to Wisconsin! Fans of That \u201870s Show<\/em><\/a> could not be more excited when its new spinoff series was announced but many wondered if their favorite characters would return.<\/p>\n The premise of the reboot, aptly titled That \u201890s Show<\/em><\/a>, follows Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti\u2019s daughter, Leia, played by Callie Haverda<\/strong>, who visits her grandparents for the summer at her dad\u2019s childhood home. Topher Grace<\/strong><\/a> and Laura Prepon<\/strong><\/a> starred as Eric and Donna, respectively, in the original series, which aired for eight seasons<\/a> from 1999 to 2006.<\/p>\n The Netflix spinoff was first announced in October 2021. At the time, it was announced that Kurtwood Smith<\/strong> and Debra Jo Rupp<\/strong> were set to reprise their roles as Eric\u2019s parents, Red and Kitty Forman, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201c \u2026 What\u2019s that in my old 70\u2019s Show<\/em> chair?\u201d the Rambo III<\/em> actor wrote via Instagram<\/a> in February 2022, alongside a photo of the new show\u2019s script. The Wandavision<\/em> actress posted a similar image<\/a> at the same time. \u201cAnd we have arrived,\u201d she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n In April 2022, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> confirmed that Grace and Prepon were also returning for the reboot. Prior to the creation of That \u201990s Show<\/em>, the Home Economics<\/em> star expressed his desire to reunite the cast.<\/p>\n \u201cI would do it for sure because that was a very wonderful time for us,\u201d Grace told THR<\/em><\/a> in May 2018. \u201cWe were all very close, having that experience every single day with each other. It was great to broadcast it out once a week, but, like, I\u2019m still great friends with those guys. So the fact that someone would pay us to go [hang] out together.\u201d<\/p>\n While the actor was enthusiastic about a reunion, he was skeptical that it would actually come to fruition. Despite Grace\u2019s doubts, That \u201890s Show<\/em> not only managed to bring back the Formans but three more original cast members as well. Ashton Kutcher<\/strong> <\/a>(Kelso), Mila Kunis<\/strong><\/a> (Jackie) and Wilmer Valderrama<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s (fan-favorite Fez) returns were all announced in April 2022.<\/p>\n The only original cast member not slated to return is Danny Masterson<\/strong><\/a>, who played Hyde. In November 2022, the judge in The Ranch<\/em> alum\u2019s sexual assault case<\/a> declared it a mistrial after the jury could not come to a unanimous vote. Masterson \u2014 who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women \u2014 is set to be tried in March 2023. He has denied the claims.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to see which That \u201870s Show<\/em> stars are returning for That \u201990s Show<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Patrick Wymore\/Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Back to Wisconsin! Fans of That \u201870s Show<\/em><\/a> could not be more excited when its new spinoff series was announced but many wondered if their favorite characters would return.
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Courtesy Of Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Smith was one of the first actors who was announced to return for the spinoff. The RoboCop<\/em> star is reprising his role as Eric\u2019s dad, Red, who is one of the main characters in the new series.<\/p>\n In the January 2023 trailer, Red remains the grumpy curmudgeon as he was in the original series. He asks his wife why she opened the house up again after \u201call the dumbasses were gone.\u201d There is also a reference to his iconic \u201cmy foot in your ass\u201d line.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Courtesy of Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Alongside Smith, Rupp\u2019s involvement in the project was revealed right away. The Big<\/em> actress reprised her role as Eric\u2019s mom, Kitty, and is also a main character on the Netflix show.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we have arrived,\u201d she captioned a photo of her official script while on set in February 2022.<\/p>\n In the trailer, Kitty is a doting grandmother who wants to take care of her granddaughter and her new friends. She accidentally gives Leia and her friends Eric\u2019s old stash of pot from when he was a teenager.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Patrick Wymore\/Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n While Grace is reprising his iconic role from the original series, he revealed in September 2022 that he would only appear in \u201cthe first episode\u201d but enjoyed seeing his old castmates.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was really like Christmas. It was a gift,\u201d he said to Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> at the time. \u201cThey are all such amazing, amazing people who are so influential in my life and who I became. To be able to go back and not just hang out with them together, which was so much fun, but then to be able to work again with them \u2026 it was great.\u201d<\/p>\n The trailer shows Eric sitting on top of his car next to his wife Donna having a heart-to-heart like they used to in the series. He also can be seen talking to his parents about fatherhood at their family’s kitchen table.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Patrick Wymore\/Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n In addition to reprising her role as Donna, Prepon also got to direct an episode of the Netflix series.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was so fun. It\u2019s all the same sets,\u201d the Orange is the New Black<\/em> alum exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in June 2022. \u201cWhen I first went there, I cried. I\u2019m just, like \u2014 the nostalgia is so strong and it was such an incredible time in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n During the last half of the trailer, Donna can be seen talking to her husband about their daughter as they sit on his on his old car like they did when they were teenagers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Courtesy of Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n After the announcement of his involvement in the new series, Kutcher reflected on how he felt about \u201cgoing back into the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny and it\u2019s weird,\u201d he told Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> in July 2022. \u201cIt was super nostalgic and really odd. Going back into the basement \u2014 just going back into the set was weird. And then being around everyone, it\u2019s just bizarre.\u201d<\/p>\n For a brief second, Kutcher makes an appearance in the trailer alongside his wife.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Courtesy of Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ahead of the series premiere, Kunis teased about working with Kutcher, whom she met on the set of That \u201870s Show<\/em>. Their characters had an on and off romance throughout the series before the pair went on to tie the knot in real life.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMy husband and I are together in it. Which is weird because we shouldn\u2019t have been, My character would be with Fez,\u201d the Black Swan<\/em> actress told Access Hollywood<\/em><\/a> in September 2022. \u201cAlso, Kelso was married at the end of That \u201870s Show<\/em>. Now we are married with a kid [on the show]. It is very cute.\u201d (The two share daughter Wyatt and son Dimitri in real life.)<\/p>\n Kunis can be seen in the trailer standing alongside her on (and off) screen husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit:<\/em> Courtesy of Netflix\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n In May 2022, Valderrama posted a clip of himself dressed in one of his old costumes from the original series. \u201cRed? Let\u2019s try this Am\u00e9dica word again.. \ud83d\ude0f,\u201d the NCIS<\/em> actor captioned a video via Instagram<\/a>. \u201cYup, still fits\u2026 .\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The trailer for the new show revealed that Fez has become a successful hairstylist in the gang\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nEvery \u2018That \u201870s Show\u2019 Character Who Will Appear on \u2018That \u201890s Show:\u2019 Red, Kitty, Eric and More<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\nThe premise of the reboot, aptly titled That \u201890s Show<\/em><\/a>, follows Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti\u2019s daughter, Leia, played by Callie Haverda<\/strong>, who visits her grandparents for the summer at her dad\u2019s childhood home. Topher Grace<\/strong><\/a> and Laura Prepon<\/strong><\/a> starred as Eric and Donna, respectively, in the original series, which aired for eight seasons<\/a> from 1999 to 2006.
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\nThe Netflix spinoff was first announced in October 2021. At the time, it was announced that Kurtwood Smith<\/strong> and Debra Jo Rupp<\/strong> were set to reprise their roles as Eric\u2019s parents, Red and Kitty Forman, respectively.
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\n\u201c \u2026 What\u2019s that in my old 70\u2019s Show<\/em> chair?\u201d the Rambo III<\/em> actor wrote via Instagram<\/a> in February 2022, alongside a photo of the new show\u2019s script. The Wandavision<\/em> actress posted a similar image<\/a> at the same time. \u201cAnd we have arrived,\u201d she wrote in the caption.
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\nIn April 2022, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> confirmed that Grace and Prepon were also returning for the reboot. Prior to the creation of That ’90s Show<\/em>, the Home Economics<\/em> star expressed his desire to reunite the cast.
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\n\u201cI would do it for sure because that was a very wonderful time for us,\u201d Grace told THR<\/em><\/a> in May 2018. \u201cWe were all very close, having that experience every single day with each other. It was great to broadcast it out once a week, but, like, I\u2019m still great friends with those guys. So the fact that someone would pay us to go [hang] out together.\u201d
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\nWhile the actor was enthusiastic about a reunion, he was skeptical that it would actually come to fruition. Despite Grace’s doubts, That \u201890s Show<\/em> not only managed to bring back the Formans but three more original cast members as well. Ashton Kutcher<\/strong> <\/a>(Kelso), Mila Kunis<\/strong><\/a> (Jackie) and Wilmer Valderrama<\/strong><\/a>‘s (fan-favorite Fez) returns were all announced in April 2022.
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\nThe only original cast member not slated to return is Danny Masterson<\/strong><\/a>, who played Hyde. In November 2022, the judge in The Ranch<\/em> alum’s sexual assault case<\/a> declared it a mistrial after the jury could not come to a unanimous vote. Masterson \u2014 who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women \u2014 is set to be tried in March 2023. He has denied the claims.
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nKurtwood Smith (Red Forman)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nDebra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nLaura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nAshton Kutcher (Michael Kelso)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nMila Kunis (Jackie Burkhart)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nWilmer Valderrama (Fez)<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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