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The teenagers of “That ’90s Show” could hand around in the identical basement the place the “That ’70s Show” crew spent many a summer time night time in a smoky circle, however they’re undoubtedly forging their very own paths. The Netflix spinoff, which premiered on Jan. 19, stars a contemporary solid that features Callie Haverda, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi, Sam Morelos, and Ashley Aufderheide, in addition to “That ’70s Show” originals Kurtwood Smith (Red) and Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty).
The present follows Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna’s (Laura Prepon) teenage daughter, Leia (Haverda), as she navigates coming of age and making new pals within the actual place the place her dad and mom fell in love so a few years in the past. But regardless of the similarities between the sitcoms, the younger “That ’90s Show” solid are set on paving their very own approach.
“Each of us are our personal characters,” Haverda tells POPSUGAR. “None of us try to be copies.” Though Haverda’s Leia seems to have inherited some parts of her dad — together with his awkward allure (although no teenager ever needs to confess they is perhaps something like their dad and mom) — her character may be very a lot her personal individual and decided to individuate and expertise life on her phrases.
Leia’s want for independence, considerably paradoxically, drives her to observe in her dad and mom’ footsteps by residing together with her grandparents, Red and Kitty, for the summer time. There, she meets a number of recent pals, which embody Jay Kelso (Coronel), the jokester son of none apart from Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and his now-wife, Jackie (Mila Kunis). Kunis and Kutcher, like lots of their “That ’70s Show” costars, do make cameos on the present, together with Prepon, Grace, Rupp, and Smith, in addition to different alums like Wilmer Valderrama (Fez), Don Stark (Bob Pinciotti), Timmy Chong (Leo), and Jim Rash (Fenton), who all have their very own particular moments on the spinoff designed to fulfill any nostalgic fan.
In an effort to bridge the hole between the unique solid and that of “That ’90s Show,” the older castmates took time to encourage the brand new technology of their spinoff. “They have been all very welcoming. They welcomed us into their household,” says Donovan, who performs well-intentioned jock Nate. Morelos, who performs clever, bold Nikki, provides, “They’re very supportive of this new technology of Point Place youngsters. It’s actually, actually inspiring to see this previous solid carry us up and help us in that approach.”
Doi, who performs the sharp-tongued Ozzie, says, “We’re all distinctive, and everybody has their very own particular moments with the unique solid. They have been all the time by our aspect. It did not matter in the event that they have been solely coming for that week or in the event that they have been solely coming a pair instances within the season. They have been all the time actually supportive.”
The “That’70s Show” solid depart behind a memorable legacy, however in response to Morelos, getting into their basement does not essentially imply they’re getting into their shadow. “I feel it is extra stepping beside them,” she says. It additionally means stepping right into a courageous new world filled with flannels, Alanis Morissette, and ’90s dances, which Donovan says are his favourite development of the last decade.
Despite their contemporary characters and time interval, the brand new Point Place crew hope to inherit some parts from the unique “That ’70s Show” solid. “I feel the chemistry that they’d in ‘That ’70s Show’ the place all of the characters collectively actually bonded — that is what we wished to have,” says Aufderheide, who performs the spirited, Morissette-loving Gwen (who additionally occurs to reside in Donna’s previous home subsequent to Red and Kitty’s). “We all get alongside very well in actual life. We wished that to flourish onscreen, whereas being our personal genuine characters.”
“That ’90s Show” is now streaming on Netflix.