{"id":130506,"date":"2025-09-09T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/130506\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:31:11","slug":"xena-warrior-princess-star-renee-oconnor-weighs-in-on-whether-the-iconic-show-could-return-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/130506\/","title":{"rendered":"Xena: Warrior Princess star Renee O’Connor weighs in on whether the iconic show could return, exclusive interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, fans have been curious about whether we’ll ever see a remake or reboot of the iconic and hit TV fantasy series\ufeff, Xena: Warrior Princess.<\/a><\/p>\n

The show aired from 1995 to 2001 and still has a cult following to this day.<\/a> And even lately, some of the most-popular shows are getting remade or getting specials.<\/p>\n

American actress Renee O’Connor, who rose to fame on the show as (Lucy Lawless’ character) Xena’s sidekick Gabrielle, has weighed in and says she’s wanted “a reboot for years”.<\/p>\n

Watch the video above.\ufeff<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Xena: Warrior Princess star Renee O’Connor answers the one question fans have been asking for decades, exclusive<\/a><\/p>\n

\"LucyXena: Warrior Princess star Renee O’Connor weighs in on whether the iconic show could return. (Renaissance Pictures\/ via YouTube\/@HerculesXena)<\/p>\n

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“I’ve said yes to a reboot for years… at this point in time, I don’t know what it would look like for me to play a role in the bigger picture of Xena,” she tells 9honey Celebrity in an exclusive chat, before she travels to Australia for Oz Comic-Con in Sydney and Brisbane this month.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/a><\/p>\n

These stars returned to their iconic movie roles years later<\/p>\n

But she says she sends her ”best wishes” if a reboot goes ahead.<\/p>\n

“So I think all I can do is send my best wishes towards bringing forth a story that is compelling, that satisfies the need we all have for strong \ufefffemales in fantasy… [who work] for the greater good,” she adds.<\/p>\n

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\"Xena“I’ve said yes to a reboot for years… at this point in time, I don’t know what it would look like for me,” she says. (Instagram\/@realreneeoconnor)<\/p>\n

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During the interview with 9honey Celebrity,<\/a> where she spoke about her thoughts on whether Xena and Gabrielle were a couple, she also spoke about working with Kiwi star Lawless, 57.<\/p>\n

“In my ideal world I would see her more frequently,” O’Connor says, with Lawless living in New Zealand, where the show was made.<\/p>\n

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“I am a fan of her as a person, of her work ethic, her sense of fairness and practicality and honesty, all wrapped as one person, when she works with each person on a set… she is very strong at the same time, she is hilarious.”\ufeff<\/p>\n

Oz Comic-Con Brisbane<\/p>\n

September 13th and 14th, 2025<\/p>\n

Oz Comic-Con Sydney<\/p>\n

September 20th and 21st, 2025. Website here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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