That 70s Show spin-off announced with some original cast members

The hit sitcom is coming back with some original cast members – but this time, it’ll be all about the ‘90s.

Welcome to the ‘90s.

The creators of That ‘70s Show have announced a new sitcom full of angsty teenagers mulling over the decade in which they live.

A spin-off of That ‘70s Show called That ‘90s Show is coming to Netflix with the original series’ creators, Bonnie and Terry Turner.

They’re not the only familiar names, though. Two of the sitcom’s original stars, Kurtwood Smith (Red Forman) and Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman), will be coming back to the series. Ten episodes have been ordered by the streaming service.

The official description reads: “Hello, Wisconsin! It’s 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.”

Red Forman, played by Kurtwood Smith on the right, will appear in the new series.

The original series ran from 1998 until 2006 for eight seasons. The show focused on a group of teenage friends living in the fake Wisconsin town as they hang out, party and discuss the meaning of life in the Formans’ basement.

The cast included Topher Grace (Eric Forman), Mila Kunis (Jackie Burkhart), Ashton Kutcher (Michael Kelso), Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti), Danny Masterson (Steven Hyde) and Wilmer Valderrama (Fez).

The original cast.

In 2002, Fox famously debuted the failed series That ‘80s Show. While the show wasn’t exactly a spin-off, it took much influence from the original series.

That ‘70s Show star Tanya Roberts, who played Donna’s mother Midge, passed away in January 2021. The news of her death was widely misconstrued and many thought she had died earlier than what her publicist said.

Several of her cast members mourned the loss. “I was so sad to hear that Tanya Roberts has passed away. She was a Bond girl, one of Charlie’s Angels, and truly a delightful person to work with,” Grace wrote on social media at the time. “I had never acted before and, to be honest, was a little nervous around her. But she couldn’t have been kinder. We’ll miss you Midge.”

“Tanya had a big deep hearty laugh. She was all instinct and beauty. In the first season of 70s we had a scene in the kitchen, drinking cocktails and laughing together,” Rupp added. “She laughed, spit her drink in my face, apologised profusely and did it 3 more times. I loved her. RIP beauty.”

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.