Punky Power! (Punky Brewster Sequel Series)

[ZariusTwo]

A bit of Punky Power has come to Tuesday’s news cycle: Universal Content Productions is developing a Punky Brewster sequel series, with Soleil Moon Frye on board to reprise the title role, TVLine has confirmed.

Punky Brewster originally ran from 1984 to 1988 and starred Frye as a young girl growing up with foster father Henry Warnimon. In the potential follow-up series, Punky is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets a young girl who reminds her a lot of her younger self.

Frye will also serve as an executive producer on the project, along with original series creator David Duclon. Steve and Jim Armogida (who worked on Nickelodeon’s School of Rock adaptation) will write the script and serve as EPs.

During its original four-season run, Punky Brewster scored three Emmy nominations, including two for Outstanding Children’s Program. Frye went on to voice Punky in the animated spinoff It’s Punky Brewster, which earned a Daytime Emmy nod of its own.

In the years since the sitcom ended, Frye has done quite a bit of voice work, including roles on Robot Chicken, Bratz and The Proud Family. She also appeared on several seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Sabrina’s college roommate, Roxie.

Our sister site Deadline was first to report the Punky Brewster news.

https://tvline.com/2019/06/04/punky-...sequel-series/

[Jester]

I like (as does my son, though we need to finish the original series...almost done) Punky Brewster and Girl Meets World worked pretty will (wish it had continued) so I'll give it a shot.

[Raph's Girl]

Punky's all growed up and probably without Henry as George Gaynes died a couple years ago.... that should be interesting. Maybe Soleil's kids can be in it.

[Andrew NDB]

Oh, I used to have the hugest crush on her. Probably pre-dated my crush on Melissa Joan Hart. Probably.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Oh, I used to have the hugest crush on her. Probably pre-dated my crush on Melissa Joan Hart. Probably.

Those later seasons of Sabrina were heaven for you, eh?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Jester

Those later seasons of Sabrina were heaven for you, eh?

I didn't actually super follow her on Sabrina. Some, but not a ton. I'm more talking about the "Clarissa Explains it All" era.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Jester

Those later seasons of Sabrina were heaven for you, eh?

They kind of were for me, I'll tell you that. It was that voice.

I too liked Melissa Joan Hart as well, from her Clarissa days.

[Andrew NDB]

More deets about this:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/punky-b...red-to-series/

Gonna be on Peacock, same as the new Battlestar Galactica that's not a reboot.

Also, about Melissa Joan Hart... eh, tempting:

https://www.cameo.com/melissajoanhar...SAAEgKnKfD_BwE

[Andrew NDB]

Cancelled after 1 season:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/peacock...wster-revival/

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Cancelled after 1 season:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/peacock...wster-revival/

Probably wasn't woke enough for Peacock's audience. Needed to re-cast her with a black lesbian and have gay neighbors and one of her kids be transgender or something.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Probably wasn't woke enough for Peacock's audience. Needed to re-cast her with a black lesbian and have gay neighbors and one of her kids be transgender or something.

Who get pulled over by police because they were black, etc..

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Who get pulled over by police because they were black, etc..

Oh right, to give us a valuable lesson on how America needs to 'do better'.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Probably wasn't woke enough for Peacock's audience. Needed to re-cast her with a black lesbian and have gay neighbors and one of her kids be transgender or something.

They did make her black friend Cheri (who was boy-crazy in the original series) a lesbian and gave her character a big push, from what I read. So there was that.