‘Designing Women’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?

By Bryan Murray
Washington
Last updated on November 5, 2024

Designing Women Reunion, the one we've been wanting for 7 years?

Related News

International November 5, 2024
Jean Smart, Time's ‘Person of the Year’ 2024?
TV Watch November 5, 2024
‘Designing Women’ named Greatest TV Show of all time
Babies November 3, 2024
Hal Holbrook to Be a Dad?

Rumors of a Designing Women reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Monday (November 4) as reports claimed that CBS confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.

UPDATE 05/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Can you believe it's been 38 years since Designing Women first aired?! (38 years, 1 month, 10 days to be exact.)

Why in the world did Designing Women end?

When Designing Women came to an end after 7 years in May 1993, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to their favorite sitcom characters. And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.

Would a Designing Women reunion disappoint people?

Designing Women aired from 1986-1993 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules.

Still hoping for a Designing Women movie?

In a recent interview, Hal Holbrook (who played Reese Watson) said he can't imagine a Designing Women reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”

Co-star Jean Smart (who played Charlene Frazier Stillfield) has also previously explained, “It would be terrible to do something and have it not be good,”. “It was so terrific ... If we did a Designing Women movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”

What about a Designing Women reboot?

Recasting Designing Women for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.

Be it in the form of a Designing Women reunion, a Designing Women movie, or a Designing Women reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?