Soleil Moon Frye, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Cherie Johnson of 'Punky Brewster' reboot. Image Credit: IG @moonfrye.

<p class="has-medium-font-size">NBC is giving audiences all the nostalgia they could want with a reboot of the hit 80&#8217;s sitcom, <em>Punky Brewster</em>. Even better? Original series star <a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/news/soleil-moon-frye-will-reprise-her-role-of-punky-brewster-according-to-nbc/">Soleil Moon Frye is back in her titular role</a>! Keep reading below for all the details on NBC&#8217;s <em>Punky Brewster</em> reboot!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">FIRST, A LITTLE REFRESHER ON THE ORIGINAL SERIES:</h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">For those that weren&#8217;t born in the 80&#8217;s, or have maybe only heard the name, but don&#8217;t know of the show – here&#8217;s a little recap on the fun family sitcom that was <em>Punky Brewster</em>. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">The show centered around a young girl named Penelope &#8220;Punky&#8221; Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye) who was raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). Viewers followed Punky as she navigated her new home, while making new friends like <a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/television/is-cherie-johnson-going-to-be-in-punky-brewster-reboot/">Cherie (Cherie Johnson</a>). </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">While the series ran for two seasons on NBC (1984-1986), it produced two more seasons in syndication, until 1988, for a total of 88 episodes. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">ANY DETAILS ON THE REBOOT?</h2>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">The <em>Punky Brewster</em> reboot will feature Soleil Moon Frye (who recently starred in the <a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/celebrity-looks/get-staging-christmas-style-from-lifetime-soleil-moon-frye/">Lifetime movie <em>Staging Christmas</em></a>) as Punky Brewster, all grown-up, of course. The 10-episode series will follow Punky as a single mom who&#8217;s trying to get her life back on track. She then meets Izzy, a foster kid who reminds Punky a lot of herself when she was younger. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">Izzy will be portrayed by Quinn Copeland; and Freddie Prinze Jr. will play Punky&#8217;s ex-husband for the pilot episode. Good news for fans of the original series: Cherie Johnson will reprise her role as Punky&#8217;s BFF, Cherie in the reboot! </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/toplists/12-fun-facts-about-lauren-donzis-no-good-nick-netflix/"><em>No Good Nick</em> star Lauren Lindsey Donzis</a> will play Hannah, Punky&#8217;s style-savvy teenage daughter; while Noah Cottrell and Oliver De Los Santos have been cast as Punky&#8217;s adopted sons, Diego and Daniel, according to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.justjaredjr.com/2019/10/28/lauren-donzis-joins-nbcs-punky-brewster-series-in-major-role/" target="_blank">Just Jared Jr</a>. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">Lauren Donzis posted this announcement on her Instagram page. She wrote, &#8220;<em>I am beyond excited for this new journey to come!!! so grateful that we got picked up by peacock! i can’t wait for you all to meet hannah and the rest of the punky crew.</em>&#8220;</p>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size">Soleil herself shared her excitement about the reboot in a super-sweet Instagram post. She begins, &#8220;I am so thrilled to be on this journey. This process has been so truly magical.&#8221; See the full message below: </p>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size">We can&#8217;t wait to see Punky as a mom – we bet she&#8217;ll be great with Izzy, Hannah, Daniel, and Diego! </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">While there&#8217;s no release date for the series yet, NBC&#8217;s Peacock app is set for an April 2020 debut, so we&#8217;ll be getting new shows sooner than we think! </p>



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