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For instance, And Just Like That… is widely deemed an ineffective revival of Sex and the City. And, tragically, Arrested Development came back only for die-hard fans to wish it had stayed dead. But the following sitcom reboots, revivals, re-imaginings, or what have you, they did work.
5) Roseanne The Conners
The first nine seasons of Roseanne were a consistent hit for ABC. And, in 2018, the 10th season revival did well for them, too. But then Roseanne Barr compared an Obama administration official to a Planet of the Apes character, so she had to go.
In comes The Conners, which effectively still is Roseanne, just without Roseanne. Even without her it, too, was a big hit. It ran for seven seasons. It declined in viewership throughout those seven seasons, but it was still a hit, even nabbing several Emmy nominations (and one win) for editing and cinematography.
Stream all six seasons of The Conners on Netflix.
4) Will & Grace
Will & Grace initially received some backlash for how it depicted gay characters, but since then it has been credited with bolstering public opinion regarding the LGBTQ community. It was also a critical darling, especially when it came to the performances of Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes.
Now, had even just one of those four players not been available, there’s just no chance the Will & Grace revival would have worked. But when they reunited for a 10-minute special essentially asking Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, a spark was lit. Just one year later the series’ original season count of eight went up to nine. Then 10, then 11. The first of those three revival seasons were more well-received than the other two but even factoring that in they were seen as worthy continuations.
Stream all three seasons of the Will & Grace revival on Hulu.
3) Futurama
Futurama has been running for 10 seasons, but it hasn’t been as smooth sailing as Matt Groening’s other masterpiece, The Simpsons. In fact, Futurama has been cancelled twice and both times, it ended up being revived by a different network.
The first four years were on Fox. Then, six years after they closed the doors on it, the show was picked up by Comedy Central, which ran it for three seasons (two of which had a pretty substantial 26-episode count). The home of South Park considered themselves done with it in 2013 and for 10 years it really seemed like that was it. In came Hulu, which picked it up in 2023 and has kept the still well-reviewed show running to this day.
Stream Futurama on Hulu.
