Back to TV! Jennifer aniston, Catherine hahn and more stars are about to breathe new life into the classic 1970s sitcom The facts of life in a new Live in front of a studio audience special.
ABC confirmed on Monday, November 29 that the prime-time event will air the following week with Friends alum, 52 years old, and the WandaVision star, 48, as Blair Warner (originally played by Lisa whelchel) and Jo Polniczek (Nancy McKeon), respectively, two students at a high school for girls in upstate New York.
Aniston and the Parks and recreation alum will be joined by Gabrielle Union and Allison Tolman, with Ann dowd depicting dorm housewife Edna Garrett. The character was once the governess of the Drummond family on Different shots, which spanned eight seasons from 1978 to 1985.
The facts of life Originally broadcast on NBC from 1979 to 1988, becoming one of the oldest sitcoms of the ’80s. The story centers on Edna (the late Charlotte Rae) as she teaches the girls at Eastland School of precious life lessons that they would not find in class.
During its nine seasons, the series gave birth to three TV movies: The facts of life goes to Paris in 1982, The facts of life underground in 1987 and The facts of Reunion life in 2001.
The series was a spin-off of Different shots, which will also be the subject of a star-studded reinvention on Tuesday, December 7. The special is produced by Jimmy kimmel and Norman Lear, including iconic shows All in family, good times and The Jeffersons had previously received the Live in front of a studio audience treatment in 2019.
“Apart from my family, there’s nowhere I’d rather be in my 100th year than on a soundstage at Sony with these glorious actors reliving what our company produced all those years ago and the shared with the millions of viewers who could use it. a little laugh, ”the Emmy winner noted in a statement ahead of the December episodes.
Earlier this year, Lear spoke about his decades-long career receiving the Carol Burnett Award at the 78th Golden Globes.
“I couldn’t feel more blessed,” Lear said during his virtual acceptance speech in February. “I am convinced that laughter adds time to life, and no one has made me laugh harder, no one to whom I owe more time than Carol Burnett and the brilliant team who helped her achieve her comedic genius. . … At almost 99 years old, I can tell you that I have never lived alone. I never laughed alone. And that has as much to do with being here today as anything I know. “
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