Clueless Event Series Greenlit at Paramount+
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- Paramount+ greenlit a Clueless event series, with the project landing at the streamer after being passed over by Peacock, and is treating the limited run as an "event" per Head of Originals Jane Wiseman.
- Alicia Silverstone is set to reprise her role as Cher Horowitz, with Wiseman confirming Silverstone is the only original cast member with a deal so far; Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Wallace Shawn, Jeremy Sisto and Breckin Meyer have not yet been approached.
- The series picks up roughly 30 years after the 1995 film, reframing Cher as a business-successful mother whose daughter's high school years leave her feeling "clueless" again, per the show's premise.
- Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Jordan Weiss are writing the series, with original film writer-director Amy Heckerling and producer Robert Lawrence executive producing alongside Silverstone and Weiss.
- Filming is slated to begin in Los Angeles in 2027, off a pilot script, with the remaining episodes not yet written.
- Wiseman left the door ajar for Clueless to continue beyond the initial limited series, though she framed the first run as meant to feel "open and closed."
Why it matters: Paramount+ is banking on nostalgia-driven IP — specifically a 1995 cult teen comedy — to drive a tentpole event series, with Silverstone's Cher now a mother navigating her daughter's teen years, a premise that hinges on whether the streamer can actually close deals with high-profile returning cast like Rudd. With a 2027 start date and scripts still unwritten, the project's success depends on landing that ensemble before the buzz fades.
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