Everything We Know About the 'Lizzie McGuire' Reboot
Hilary Duff fans were thrilled to learn on Friday (August 23) that the singer/actress would be coming back to the role that made her famous: Lizzie McGuire.
The Disney show of the same name, which ran from 2001 to 2004 (plus a 2003 movie), followed the life of 13-year-old Lizzie and her best friends Miranda (Lalaine) and Gordo (Adam Lamberg) as they navigate all the ups and downs of teenage life. Another “character” was Lizzie’s animated avatar, who monologued her inner thoughts about all that was going on in her world.
There aren’t many details yet, but here’s everything we know.
The cast. Duff is definitely returning—and she’s excited. “The good news is, just like me and everybody who loved Lizzie and has grown up with her, Lizzie’s also grown up,” she said on stage during the announcement about the reboot. “She’s older, she’s wiser, she has a much bigger shoe budget, which is super exciting. She has her dream job. She has kind of the perfect life right now.” She revealed the the project has been in the works for a while on her Instagram.
“SURPRISE!!! I’ve been trying to contain this excitement for a loooong time while this has been in the works!” she wrote. “I am beyond excited to be home again, back with my girl ♥️…and into her 30’s.”
The setting. The show will reportedly pick up with Lizzie on the brink of 30, living her millennial best life in NYC. She’s got a place in Brooklyn and a job as an apprentice to an interior designer, and, like the rest of us, she’s just trying to figure it all out.
Lizzie’s relationship status. No updates on any potential history with Gordo, but we do know one thing: Lizzie has a boyfriend in the new series, and he’s a restauranteur who owns a spot in SoHo. Not too shabby.
Why now? “I think it’s the right time to set back in and have her go along with you in your 30s and all the fun times, and all of the big monumental moments, and all of the challenges that you’re faced with,” Duff told People. “I just thought that there was an opportunity there for her to be grown up and for her to be there for women again.”
Wait, what about Younger? Not to fear, Younger fans: Duff is reportedly going to juggle this role and that of Kelsey Peters on her other hit show. It’s unclear at this point if any of the other original Lizzie McGuire cast members will join the reboot.