Hiya Wisconsin! Followers of That ‘70s Present are headed to Level Place within the ‘90s with Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti’s daughter for the Netflix spinoff collection, aptly titled That ‘90s Present.
Topher Grace and Laura Prepon starred as Eric and Donna within the authentic present, which aired on FOX for eight seasons from 1999 to 2006. They had been joined on display by Ashton Kutcher (Michael Kelso), Mila Kunis (Jackie Burkhart), Wilmer Valderrama (Fez) and Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde).
Information of the spinoff collection was first introduced by the streamer in October 2021. On the time, Deadline reported that Netflix gave a inexperienced mild to the collection with Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp reprising their roles as Eric’s dad and mom, Purple and Kitty Forman. This time round, as a substitute of trying over their son’s each transfer, they’ll oversee their granddaughter, Leia Forman, whereas she’s on the town for the summer season.
In February 2022, newcomer Callie Haverda formally nabbed the position of Leia, a young person who’s the proper mixture of her mother and pop. Whereas in Level Place for the summer season, Leia desires an journey, which she’s going to discover with a brand new buddy group of her personal.
“HELLO WISCONSIN!” Haverda captioned an Instagram publish following her casting announcement. “I can not start to inform you how excited I’m!!!!!”
Years earlier than the thought for a That ‘70s Present spinoff happened, Grace expressed his curiosity in a reunion for the fan-favorite collection.
“I might do it for certain as a result of that was a really fantastic time for us,” the Dwelling Economics star instructed The Hollywood Reporter in Could 2018. “We had been all very shut, having that have each single day with one another. It was nice to broadcast it out as soon as every week, however, like, I’m nonetheless nice pals with these guys. So the truth that somebody would pay us to go [hang] out collectively.”
Though he was enthusiastic concerning the thought, Grace was skeptical about wrangling the whole forged.
“If somebody stated to you, ‘What if I received your entire highschool class again collectively and also you frolicked for a yr?’ Yeah, I don’t assume it can occur,” the actor continued. “It might be so exhausting to convey that crew collectively. For me, I’d do it if nobody ever noticed it. Simply ’trigger it might be nice to hang around with them for every week or one thing.”
The Powers That Be managed to get Grace — and a number of other different authentic That ‘70s Present stars — to reprise their roles for the spinoff.
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