Ally McBeal resumes work with Calista Flockhart, 56, considered a repeat of her titular role as the super imaginative lawyer
This successful Primetime Emmy-winning program from the late 1990s helped put several stars on the map, including Calista Flockhart and Jane Krakowski.
And on Friday, TV Line reported that a revival of Ally McBeal is underway, with star star Calista, 56, ready to return.
The fantastic comedy-drama followed a super-imaginative lawyer as she navigated the ups and downs of her personal and professional life.
She’s back: a revival of Ally McBeal, the fantastic dramatic comedy followed by a super-imaginative lawyer, is currently underway
The show lasted five seasons until 2002, co-starring Vonda Shepard, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Liu, Courtney Thorne Smith and Gill Bellows, among many others.
The show’s creator, David E. Kelley, previously mentioned his support for a McBeal reboot, however, he asked a woman to be the main creative force behind the new iteration.
‘I would be open to the idea of Ally McBeal being done again, but I don’t think it should be done by me. If it were to be done, it really should be done by a woman, ‘Michelle Pfeiffer’s husband told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018.
The only one: star star Calista Flockhart is about to return; seen here in 2018
‘If it is going to be new, it must be new and different. And I got it: 100 hours’, he concluded.
Kelley, however, would remain on board as an executive producer.
It is not yet clear whether Flockhart, who is married to Harrison Ford, is already in official negotiations to reprise his lead role.
Innovative: Program creator David E. Kelley previously mentioned his support for a reboot, however, he asked a woman to be the main creative force behind the new iteration
The same goes for the supporting actors Krakowski, Liu, de Rossi, Thorne Smith and others.
Over her five-year season, Ally McBeal won four Golden Globes, as well as seven Primetime Emmys, including for Best Comedy Series.
Flockhart’s most recent credit was a recurring role in Supergirl.
Over her five-year season: Ally McBeal won four Golden Globes, as well as seven Primetime Emmy, including for Best Comedy Series
News of Ally McBeal’s revival arrives as countless 90s shows have taken on new life, from the ill-fated Roseanne restarted (now The Conners) to Mad About You and Will & Grace.
In addition, fans are waiting for an ongoing update to HBO’s hit series Sex And The City, which will be released later this year.
Although McBeal originally ran on Fox, no current network or streaming platform was attached to the reboot.
Although McBeal was originally run on Fox: no network or streaming platform is still connected to the new reboot