‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?
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Rumors of a Homicide: Life on the Street reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Wednesday (November 20) as reports claimed that NBC confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.
UPDATE 21/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Can you believe it's been 31 years since Homicide: Life on the Street first aired?! (31 years, 9 months, 21 days to be exact.)
Why in the world did Homicide: Life on the Street end?
When Homicide: Life on the Street came to an end after 7 years in May 1999, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher), Kay Howard (Melissa Leo) and John Munch (Richard Belzer). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.
Would a Homicide: Life on the Street reunion disappoint people?
Homicide: Life on the Street aired from 1993-1999 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. But Leo said she's not sure if Homicide: Life on the Street would work today. “I don't want to see old Kay Howard,” she told a journalist (Leo turned 64 in September). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” she added.
Still hoping for a Homicide: Life on the Street movie?
In a recent interview, Michelle Forbes (who played Dr. Julianna Cox between 1996 and 1998) said she can't imagine a Homicide: Life on the Street 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 Giancarlo Esposito 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 Homicide: Life on the Street movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”
On the subject of whether there could be a Homicide: Life on the Street film, Andre Braugher stated : “I think it's a bit of a case of ‘the book is better than the movie’.”
What about a Homicide: Life on the Street reboot?
Recasting Homicide: Life on the Street 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 Homicide: Life on the Street reunion, a Homicide: Life on the Street movie, or a Homicide: Life on the Street reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?
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