Netflix hasn't been having a great time of late, and the streaming service was forced to cancel several shows amid a heavy loss of subscribers. On top of that, the popular comedy series Schitt's Creek dropped the service in favor of rival streamer, Hulu.
Thankfully, we've got some good Netflix news to report, with nearly the entire original cast of the classic sitcom That '70s Show now confirmed for the service's upcoming sequel series, That '90s Show.
As detailed by The Hollywood Reporter, Topher Grace (Eric), Mila Kunis (Jackie), Ashton Kutcher (Kelso), Laura Prepon (Donna) and Wilder Valderrama (Fez) have reached agreements to appear in the new multi-camera series. They will join previously confirmed cast members Kurtwood Smith (Red) and Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty), who can be seen above in the first image released from the series.
Unsurprisingly, Danny Masterson, who played Hyde in the original series, was not invited back, due to the actor's multiple rape allegations (which led to his firing from the Netflix sitcom The Ranch in 2017). and awaiting trial in August.
What we know so far about That '90s Show
According to The Hollywood Reporter, That '90s Show will take place in 1995 and follow Eric and Donna's daughter, Leia Foreman (Callie Haverda), "as she visits her grandparents for the summer and bonds with a new generation of Point Place des gamins".
Friends of Leia will be played by newcomers Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi and Sam Morelos. The first season of That 90s Show will consist of 10 episodes.
At this time, it's unknown how many episodes the original gang will appear in: the show's IMDb listing has Grace, Kunis, Kutcher, Prepon, and Valderrama for one episode each, though that may not be just a placeholder.
No release date has been given for the '90s show, but since the show is already filming, we're expecting it to hit Netflix later this year.