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| Based on | That '70s Show byBonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Mark Brazill |
| Developed by | Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Lindsey Turner & Gregg Mettler |
| Showrunner | Gregg Mettler |
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| Music by | James Iha |
| Opening theme | "In the Street" by Brett Anderson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Cinematography | Gary Baum |
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| Running time | 21–30 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) – present |
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That '90s Show is an American teen sitcom that serves as the sequel to That '70s Show. Set during the summer of 1995 and 1996, featuring characters and locales that debuted in its predecessor, it debuted on Netflix on January 19, 2023. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, with the first part of the season released on June 27, 2024, and the second part to be released on October 24, 2024.[1][2]
The show centers on Leia Forman, the teenage daughter of Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti, forming bonds with other teenagers as she spends the summer of 1995 with her grandparents Red and Kitty in Point Place, Wisconsin, 15 years after the events of That '70s Show.[3][4]
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| 1 | 10 | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | ||
| 2[2] | 16 | 8 | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
| 8 | October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24) | |||
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| 1 | 1 | "That '90s Pilot" | Gail Mancuso | Teleplay by : Gregg Mettler Story by : Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Lindsey Turner & Gregg Mettler | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Now as a married couple, Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti visit Eric's parents for the Fourth of July weekend in 1995. Eric and Donna's daughter, Leia, meets Gwen, her next door neighbor who introduces her to her group of friends. After helping them get a tap to open a keg that Nate, Jay and Nikki got for free, she decides she wants to stay at Point Place for the summer. Eric initially refuses, but then he is convinced by Donna and allows her to stay. Kitty for one, is really excited to have a house full of kids again, while Red doesn't feel the same. Later, Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart pay Red and Kitty a visit, announcing they're remarrying for the second time and it's also revealed that Jay is their son, much to Red's displeasure.
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| 2 | 2 | "Free Leia" | Gail Mancuso | Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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The kids find Eric's very old “Candyland Stash” of marijuana in a box of his stuff that Kitty gives them. They all get high and get the munchies and want Raisin Bran. Kitty suggests a movie night and takes Leia to Video Haven where Jay works. She sees that someone is renting a copy of Clerks and gets the renter’s address while Jay isn't looking. Kitty takes her there and it turns out to be Leo's house. Red and Kitty meet Sherri, the mother of two of the kids that Leia is hanging out with, Gwen and Nate. Sherri is single and Kitty tries to get her to dump her boyfriend who turns out to be Fez. She overhears them having sex while she is using their bathroom because her shower head is broken.
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| 3 | 3 | "Lip Smackers" | Gail Mancuso | Andrew Ti | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Kitty and Red find out that Sherri is dating Fez. Leia wants to get her first kiss, so Gwen takes her to the mall. Nikki and Nate have to go to the urgent care because his lips had a reaction to her "Lip Smackers." Red buys a massage chair and gets so relaxed by it that he is actually in a good mood.
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| 4 | 4 | "Rave" | Gail Mancuso | Jake Lasker | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Leia is somewhat obsessed with Jay because he didn't kiss her the other night. Jay gets convinced by Nikki and Nate that he didn't kiss her because he really does like her. Gwen and Ozzie make sure that Leia knows that Jay is a player. Leia and Jay decide that they are going to let the other make the first move so that the non first mover has the control in the relationship. The kids all go to a rave and forget to bring Ozzie. Jay tricks Leia into saying that she likes him first and they get mad at each other and dare each other to see who will be successful in picking someone up at the rave. Red tries to force Ozzie to talk but Kitty gets Ozzie to tell them the kids are at the rave by being nice to him. Red busts all the kids at the rave and brings them back to Point Place. Kitty grounds Leia for a week. Leia tricks Jay into saying that he likes her and she says that she just wants to be friends trying to get the control in the relationship.
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| 5 | 5 | "Step by Step" | Gail Mancuso | Erin Foley | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Red and Kitty get their first computer and Ozzie helps them set it up. Jay's brain is getting short-circuited by his confusion over Leia. Ozzie tells Leia that he wants to tell Kitty that he is gay as part of a step-by-step plan to eventually tell his parents and gets Leia to test the waters for him. Kitty thinks that Leia is contemplating sex and Donna rushes over with all kinds of contraceptives. Jay and Nate get tricked by an older woman into trying out her "free" hot tub and almost end up in her "free" king size bed. Ozzie tries to send Kitty an email telling her that he’s gay but she messes it up by her lack of computer knowledge so he finally just tells her to her face. Kitty is fine with him being gay, but feels conflicted about him having a Canadian boyfriend. Meanwhile, Gwen and Nikki, left alone, realize they never hang out alone together and wonder what they have in common. After using some of the stash together, they get glamour shots. After their high wears off, they agree to never talk about it again.
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| 6 | 6 | "The Birthday Girl" | Gail Mancuso | Lindsey Turner | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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It's Leia's 15th birthday, and she can't get over Jay, who now has a new girlfriend. Kitty prepares for the birthday party, and Bob arrives from Florida. Bob gets Leia an expensive karaoke machine for her birthday, so Red and Kitty try to one-up him. Leia invites Jay and his girlfriend to the party, but they don't show up. Red gives Leia the Vista Cruiser for her birthday present. That night, Jay shows up at Leia's bedroom, and Leia kisses him. He kisses her back and says, "Serena who?". The two take a ride in the Vista Cruiser but get pulled over by the police.
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| 7 | 7 | "Boyfriend Day One" | Gail Mancuso | Clarissa Carson | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Leia and Jay get pulled over because the Vista Cruiser still had license plates from 1980. Red bans Jay from the Forman house. Gwen asks Sherri if she can get a tattoo and she says no. Leia and Jay go to pick up Kitty at the dentist to show Red that Jay is responsible. Gwen gets them to stop at a tattoo parlor so that Kitty can sign off on an underage tattoo in her post dentist drugged up state. Ozzie and Nate go to check up on Nikki's SAT tutor and find out that he is a football star and a congressman's son. Kitty ends up getting a tattoo. Red gets mad at Leia and Jay and Sherri because they screwed up picking up Kitty. Nate tells Nikki that he is afraid that she is going to leave him behind but she reassures him. Red teaches Sherri how to ride a bike, sort of.
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| 8 | 8 | "Summer Storm" | Gail Mancuso | Tommy Johnagin | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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In this episode, Red uses a cane after Sherri hit him with a bike, and does chores around the house to not feel useless. Kitty takes the opportunity to donate old things he doesn't want to give away, and while moving clutter, she takes the kids' stash. Jay and Ozzie find the stash in the garage, and hide it in a jacket when Red catches them. Leia shares her concerns about her relationship with Nikki, who gives her tips. Gwen and Nate get into an argument over Nate's father.
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| 9 | 9 | "Dirty Double Booker" | Laura Prepon | Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Leia worries about whether to spend her last Saturday in Point Place going on a picnic with Jay or sneaking into a country club with Gwen and Ozzie. Nate worries about not having worked out for the football team all summer, which leaves him sore for the rest of the day. Kitty attempts to apply for a job as school nurse, with Nikki's help, despite Red's disapproval.
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| 10 | 10 | "Kids in America" | Laura Prepon | Gregg Mettler | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
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Leia yells at Jay after hearing he is going to break up with her. When she yells at him, the others agree with Jay seeing as she will most likely not return until next summer. The next day, Kitty tries to persuade Leia to make up with Jay, as she enjoyed the house being full again which may not continue with Leia gone. Fenton attempts to punish Sherri when he sees she is dating Fez, and after hallucinating a past circle with Eric, Jackie and Kelso, Fez decides to save his relationship with Sherri. Back at the Forman residence, as Leia and Donna prepare to leave, Nate tries to talk to her about their moment.
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| 11 | 1 | "You Oughta Know" | Gail Mancuso | Gregg Mettler | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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On June 8,1996, Leia returns to Point Place, and is trying to get the courage to tell Jay she almost kissed Nate the previous summer. Ozzie tries winning Spice Girls tickets in a radio contest. Given the Formans' front door neighbor has died, Donna convinces her father Bob to leave Florida and return to Point Place.
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| 12 | 2 | "Something to Talk About" | Gail Mancuso | Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Once the secret is out, Nate and Nikki reassess their relationship, Leia tries getting everyone's trust again, and Jay tries to get revenge by hitting on Donna. Red tries to change Bob's mind about becoming his neighbor again.
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| 13 | 3 | "Just a Friend" | Gail Mancuso | Tommy Johnagin | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Leia gets a job at Hot Topic to work alongside Gwen, discovering she has a secret romance with Cole, an Abercrombie & Fitch employee. To cheer Nate up after his breakup, Jay watches porn with him, only for the tape to get stuck at the Formans' VHS player. Red takes Kitty to a fancy restaurant hoping to reignite their romance.
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| 14 | 4 | "Hold My Hand" | Gail Mancuso | Alison Wong | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Kitty gets injured, and given the neighborhood women frequently leave things for her and spend time with Red, she gets jealous. Leia tries to convince Gwen to take her relationship with Cole seriously. Jay and Nate take Ozzie to the bus station, where his Canadian boyfriend will arrive.
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| 15 | 5 | "What Is Love" | Gail Mancuso | Erin Fischer | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Leia has driving lessons from all her grandparents. The group attends a kegger party in the woods, where Nikki and Nate bet on who will get more phone numbers, and Jay's plans to tell Leia that he really loves her are derailed once he's approached by a clingy ex-girlfriend.
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| 16 | 6 | "I Can See Clearly Now" | Gail Mancuso | King Hassan | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Trying to prove Leia that he changed, Jay apologizes to all the women to whom he gave insincere declarations of love. After a night of sex, Nikki and Nate secretly continue seeing each other. Kitty starts treating herself with a healer. The girls steal Wonderbras from a shop, but only Gwen is taken by security.
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| 17 | 7 | "Baby-Baby-Baby" | Gail Mancuso | Jake Lasker | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Nikki's menstruation is late, so Kitty helps her discover if she's pregnant. Red ends up hospitalized after eavesdropping on Leia and Jay expressing interest in having sex.
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| 18 | 8 | "Friends in Low Places" | Gail Mancuso | Tommy Johnagin | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | |
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Red buys two tickets to Paris, but at the airport Kitty discovers Red is not willing to travel due to his fear of flying, so she tries to convince him otherwise. In an online chat, Ozzie pretends to be a woman to deceive Bob and send him on a date where he will be stood up. Knowing that Leia's grandparents will be away for two weeks, her classmates throw a party at the Forman house, with Leo using the opportunity to celebrate his retirement.
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Laura Prepon directed the whole part 3.[9]
That '70s Show aired on Fox from 1998 to 2006, centering around the lives of teenagers from 1976 to 1979.[10] The show garnered additional popularity after its conclusion due to its availability on Netflix, before leaving the platform in September 2020.[10]
In October 2021, Netflix announced a spin-off of the series, titled That '90s Show, with Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp reprising their roles as Red and Kitty Forman, respectively.[11] The show is produced by The Carsey-Werner Company, with Gregg Mettler serving as showrunner and Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, their daughter Lindsay Turner, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Smith and Rupp as executive producers.[3][12]
Ten episodes were ordered, with the series taking on a multi-cam format like the original.[13] The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles from February 7 to July 21, 2022.[14]
In February 2022, Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi and Sam Morelos joined the cast as series regulars.[15] It was also reported that Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama would appear in recurring roles.[15] Danny Masterson, who had a pending criminal trial at that time, did not appear as his character of Steven Hyde, who was simply not mentioned in the series; Masterson was convicted of rape in May 2023 and sentenced to thirty years in prison.[16][17] Production commenced February 6.[18] On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Grace, Prepon, Kunis, Kutcher and Valderrama would all return for guest appearances.[19] On February 3, 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a 16-episode second season.[1]
Filming on the second season was due to take place between May and September 2023, but it was delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[20]
The first season of That '90s Show released onto Netflix on January 19, 2023.[21] The second season is expected to be split into two parts, with the first eight episodes having been released on June 27, 2024, and another eight episodes set to be released on October 24, 2024.[2] The first half of the episodes of season 2 have been released as "Part 2"; the second half is expected to be released as "Part 3" of the show.[22]
During its debut week, That '90s Show ranked at number five on Netflix's Top 10 TV English titles just three days after its release with 41.08 million hours viewed.[23][24] The following week, the series reached number four and garnered 26.25 million viewing hours.[25][26]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 75% with an average rating of 6.4/10, based on 51 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A solidly serviceable sequel series, That '90s Show may take a little time to find its rhythm, but still delivers a respectable number of warmly nostalgic laughs."[27] Metacritic assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[28]
The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han wrote: "[That '90s Show] aims for nothing much more ambitious than re-creating the low-key charm of its predecessor. But it hits that target with enough confidence and consistency to become a treat in its own right."[29] Steve Greene, writing for IndieWire, viewed it "better than it [had] any right to be," praising the new cast's "easy" chemistry and the performances of Smith and Rupp.[30] Brian Lowry of CNN dubbed it "high in nostalgia but only half-baked,"[31] while Lucy Mangan at The Guardian found it likable enough and nostalgic.[32]
Manuel Betancourt of The A.V. Club gave the series' first season a B and wrote "If you grew up watching That '70s Show, you'll likely have no way of assessing whether That '90s Show works on its own. Maybe it can't. And maybe it doesn't even want to."[33] Alan Sepinwall, in a column for Rolling Stone, expressed doubt that the multi-cam approach could find an audience in the streaming era;[34] Richard Roeper gave a rating of two out of four stars and described it as "a little edgy and occasionally chuckle-inducing and mostly sweet-natured, and it's just OK and quickly forgettable."[35]
The second season has an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.[36]
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