‘Clueless’ Sequel Series With Alicia Silverstone Returning in Development at Peacock

Alicia Silverstone is attached to reprise the role of Cher Horowitz in a “Clueless” sequel series at Peacock, Variety has learned.

The show is currently in development. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact the show will serve as a follow-up to the cult classic film.

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are attached to write along with Jordan Weiss. All three will executive produce, with Schwartz and Savage doing so under their Fake Empire banner. Silverstone will executive produce in addition to starring. Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the film, and Robert Lawrence, who produced the film, also serve as executive producers. CBS Studios will produce in association with Universal Television.

This is a wholly new “Clueless” series than the one that had been set up at Peacock in 2020 but ultimately did not go forward. That show, with a completely different creative team, was described as more of mystery series in which Cher disappeared and focused instead on her best friend, Dionne.

“Clueless” originally debuted in 1995 and is loosely based on the Jane Austen novel “Emma.” Along with Silverstone, the cast included Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer, and Dan Hedaya. A TV adaptation aired on ABC and then UPN from 1996 until 1999 for three seasons, with Rachel Blanchard playing Cher.

This would not be the first time Silverstone has reprised the role of Cher in the past few years. She played the beloved character in a Super Bowl ad in 2023 for Rakuten. The film helped propel Silverstone to movie stardom, with the actress going on to star in features like “Batman & Robin,” “Blast from the Past,” and “Beauty Shop.” Her recent TV credits include “American Horror Stories,” “The Baby-Sitters Club,” and “American Woman.”

She is repped by UTA, Curtis Brown Group, Untitled Entertainment, and Gang Tyre.

Schwartz and Savage are perhaps best known for having co-created the hit series “Gossip Girl” and executive producing the recent reboot at Max. Their other credits include “Looking for Alaska,” “The OC,” “Runaways,” “Hart of Dixie,” the “Dynasty” reboot, and “Nancy Drew.” The pair recently co-created the Apple TV+ drama “City on Fire,” based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg.

They are repped by WME and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.

Weiss most recently wrote the screenplay for the highly anticipated sequel “Freakier Friday,” which will see Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reprise their roles from the 2003 film. She also created the Hulu series “Dollface” and wrote and directed the Max original film “Sweethearts.”

She is repped by UTA, Mosaic, and Felker Toczek.

With Silverstone’s return to “Clueless,” this is the latest example of an actor returning to an iconic ’90s character in a streaming show. Other recent examples include Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising the role of Buffy in a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” followup pilot at Hulu and much of the “Malcolm in the Middle” cast reuniting at Disney+.