Top 5 TV Revivals in the Works to Be Excited About!

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What’s old is new again! 2019 will soon be upon us and while there are numerous TV originals in the works, there are also a handful of spin-offs, reboots and revivals based on old classics that we can look forward to. For this list, we’re looking at 5 upcoming TV projects that are in production or in development, even if they don’t yet have release dates attached to them. We’ll have to wait to find out if these revivals supersede their original or if they unfortunately fall short.

#5: “Daria”

How many of us can say we developed some of our dark teenage personas from this iconic character? Daria was an inspiration to us all, and it turns out she’ll be influencing the next generation of kids as well. The revival was announced in June 2018 for MTV Studios, MTV’s new reboot initiative, and is tentatively titled “Daria & Jodie”. The press release for the new show goes like this: “These two smart young women take on the world, with their signature satirical voice while deconstructing popular culture, social classes, gender and race.” Definitely sounds interesting!

#4: “Animaniacs”

It’s time for Animaniacs…and they’re zany to the max! Here’s some more good news for ‘90s kids who crave further adventures from old faves. Hulu has already ordered two seasons of an “Animaniacs” revival, which will feature classic characters like Yakko and Wakko and Dot with their signature crazy antics, as well as a bunch of new characters and scenarios. Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of the original series, and he’ll be reprising his role. We may have to wait for 2020 to see this animated reboot, but we have a feeling it’ll be worth it.

#3: “The Hills”

Can you make a revival of the much-loved reality show “The Hills” without its star, Lauren Conrad? Turns out you can; and MTV thinks it’ll work because “The Hills: New Beginnings” will be premiering in 2019. You want continuity? You got it! Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephanie Pratt, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Jason Wahler, Justin Bobby and Brody Jenner will all be back, but along with Conrad, Kristin Cavallari and Lo Bosworth will not be returning. Interestingly though, former teen idol Mischa Barton of “The O.C.” fame will be appearing on the show, which will definitely spice things up a bit.

#2: “Roswell”

In early 2018, The CW ordered a pilot episode of a “re-imagining” of the TV show “Roswell”, called “Roswell, New Mexico” and based on the “Roswell High” book series; and by May it was revealed that it had been ordered to series. The new story has an interesting twist however, with main character Liz Ortecho being the daughter of undocumented immigrants, and she is trying to protect one of the town’s police officers, her old crush who . . . just so happens to be an alien. You can look forward to this one soon, as it’ll be premiering as a mid-season entry on January 15th, 2019.

#1: “Veronica Mars”

“Veronica Mars” was already revived as a feature film in 2014 (after a famously successful Kickstarter campaign helped make it happen). Four years later, fans still wanted more of their favorite teen private investigator, so Hulu ordered an additional mini-season to be created. The 8 new episodes will take place five years after the events of the film, and so far we know that Kristen Bell and some regulars like Jason Dohring will star in the series (thank the heavens!) but the rest of the deets remain somewhat uncertain, although it will be a murder mystery set in Neptune. The new content will be airing in 2019 though, so we don’t have long to wait to get all the details!

If these shows aren’t enough to get you excited for the new year, take a look at the video below where we go into detail about all of these shows as well as 5 MORE upcoming TV revivals you need to know about!