Followers is likely to be returning to the world of One Tree Hill before they assume. Netflix’s deliberate reboot of the 2000s-era teen drama is “in a very good place,” in response to Austin Nichols, who starred as Julian Baker in the previous few seasons of the unique present.
“I don’t have all of the solutions,” Nichols stated of the reboot prospect in a current Individuals interview. “I do know that they’ve been engaged on it for a very long time. They made a take care of Netflix, they usually’re engaged on the scripts. I feel Netflix has to approve some scripts earlier than they offer it a inexperienced mild. I do know there’s been some notes going forwards and backwards, so it’s in a very good place. It’s in a wholesome place. So, hopefully we get some excellent news shortly and we make some extra One Tree Hill.”
Information of Netflix’s involvement within the reboot got here practically a yr in the past, in August 2024, when Deadline reported that One Tree Hill alums Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton had been set to govt produce and reprise their roles of Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer, respectively.
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The reboot, Deadline added, will happen 20 years after the top of the WB-turned-CW collection, with greatest associates Brooke and Peyton now dad and mom to teenagers and going through the acquainted challenges of affection, insecurities, and grief.
Becky Hartman Edwards was writing and executive-producing the Warner Bros. TV mission. Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles had been additionally on board as govt producers by way of their Chaos Machine banner, with Danneel mulling an onscreen return as Rachel Scott. Emily Moss Wilson is a producer.
“What I can say is that this go-around, having the ability to work with a group of ladies and take a look at these tales [and] these characters by way of a feminine lens is one thing that — whether or not I used to be doing a reboot or a brand-new present or a unique film at this part in my life, feminine teamwork is one thing that’s so very important to me,” Burton defined to Individuals in September 2024.
Chad Michael Murray wasn’t anticipated to return to play Lucas Scott, Deadline reported, however the actor informed Selection that November he would “cross that bridge” when he got here to it.
“There’s simply no method that I can inform the longer term, and there’s been no conversations,” Murray added. “However the fan base is infectious, and if this present does come to fruition, I’m so excited for them to have the ability to undergo this journey — no matter that journey could also be.”