‘NYPD Blue’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?

By Bryan Murray
Washington
Last updated on April 25, 2024

NYPD Blue Reunion, the one we've been wanting for 12 years?

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Rumors of a NYPD Blue reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Wednesday (April 24) as reports claimed that ABC confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.

UPDATE 25/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Can you believe it's been 30 years since NYPD Blue first aired?! (30 years, 7 months, 4 days to be exact.)

Why in the world did NYPD Blue end?

When NYPD Blue came to an end after 12 years in March 2005, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to their favorite sitcom characters. And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.

Would a NYPD Blue reunion disappoint people?

NYPD Blue aired from 1993-2005 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 NYPD Blue movie?

In a recent interview, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (who played Detective John Clark) said he can't imagine a NYPD Blue 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 Lourdes Benedicto (who played Gina Colon between 1996 and 2000) 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 NYPD Blue movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”

On the subject of whether there could be a NYPD Blue film, Garcelle Beauvais stated : “I think it's a bit of a case of ‘the book is better than the movie’.”

What about a NYPD Blue reboot?

Recasting NYPD Blue 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 NYPD Blue reunion, a NYPD Blue movie, or a NYPD Blue reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?