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Sam Jaeger connected the Possibility of a Parenthood Reboot
The doorway mightiness not beryllium wholly closed connected the Bravermans aft all.
Somehow, it's already been implicit 8 years since Parenthood near the air. The play astir the saga of the Braverman family—which starred Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Joy Bryant, Erika Christensen, Monica Potter, Craig T. Nelson and more—aired connected NBC for six seasons from 2010 to 2015.
And sure, did the amusement emotionally destruct america connected a adjacent play basis? Of course! But are we acceptable to banal up connected Kleenex for a imaginable reboot? You bet!
As it turns out, Parenthood creator Jason Katims has been reasoning astir it, too. In an exclusive interrogation with E! News, Jason said, "It's interesting, I deliberation it's getting to beryllium similar capable clip has passed wherever you tin truly look astatine the adjacent generation."
OK, we're listening.
"I'm truthful funny to spot wherever Max (Max Burkholder) is and Amber (Mae Whitman) and truthful galore of these people," Jason continued, "like Drew (Miles Heizer)."
So, fundamentally Parenthood: Next Generation.
Max is the lad of Adam and Kristina Braverman, played by Krause and Potter, respectively. Amber and Drew are the children of Sarah Braverman, played by Graham. Their absent begetter Seth, who manages to redeem himself by the extremity of the series, is played by John Corbett.
While Jason has surely been going implicit ideas successful his head, helium acknowledged that getting the pack backmost unneurotic is overmuch easier said than done.
"A batch of things person to autumn unneurotic for thing similar that to work," helium said, "but you know, ne'er accidental never."
Believe us, Jason, we won't.
Talks astir a imaginable Parenthood household reunion person picked up steam successful caller years—even amongst the show's stars. In October, Sam Jaeger, who played Julia Braverman-Graham's (Christensen) hubby Joel Graham, told E! News he'd "do it successful a heartbeat."
Though Sam admitted a Parenthood reboot without Braverman household patriarch Zeek (Nelson) who—spoiler alert!—died successful the bid finale mightiness not consciousness rather right.
"I don't cognize what a Parenthood amusement looks similar without Craig T., you know?" Sam said. "That was a indispensable extremity to our series."
We conscionable privation to outcry again, Sam!
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All six seasons of Parenthood are disposable to watercourse connected Hulu and Peacock.
Jason's caller amusement Dear Edward, which reunites him with Friday Night Lights prima Connie Britton, premieres connected Apple TV+ Feb. 3.
(E!, NBC and Peacock are each portion of the NBCUniversal family.)
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