View Full Version : A Life Goes On reboot is in the works with original stars Kellie Martin and Chad Lowe


TMC
09-02-2021, 05:21 PM
https://deadline.com/2021/09/nkechi-okoro-carroll-reboot-life-goes-on-overall-renewal-warner-bros-1234826021/

All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll is leading the potential revival of the groundbreaking 1989-1993 ABC family drama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW_X7mAv5F0) about a family with a son with Down syndrome. With Chris Burke's Corky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HtUU_IlWEE), Life Goes On was the first show with a major character with Down syndrome. "The sequel will revisit a grown-up Becca Thatcher, played by Martin, now an accomplished doctor, and her extended family as she returns to her hometown," according to Deadline. As TVLine notes, Lowe co-starred as the HIV-positive boyfriend of Martin's Becca who would eventually die of AIDS, so it's unclear how he'll appear in the series (https://tvline.com/2021/09/02/life-goes-on-reboot-kellie-martin-chad-lowe-sequel-series/). The Life Goes On reboot will be shopped to networks and streaming services.

RetroGuy2000
09-02-2021, 05:32 PM
It better have Paige, Corky, and the parents, too.

Adamantium
09-03-2021, 09:35 PM
Hopefully this means the original show will find a home on HBO Max or some other streaming service. I loved that show as a kid, but only the first season is available on DVD (and it's got a newly recorded theme song replacing the original).

TMC
01-12-2022, 08:45 PM
Life Goes On sequel series, starring Kellie Martin, lands at NBC (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/life-goes-on-sequel-starring-kellie-martin-lands-at-nbc-1235073966)

NBC has given a pilot commitment to the revival series that has Martin reprising her role as Becca Thatcher from the 1989-1993 ABC drama. Becca is now an accomplished doctor as she returns to her hometown. The Life Goes On sequel is from All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll.