Peacock is producing a follow-up series centered on popular character Cher Horowitz<\/p>\n
\n\tAlicia Silverstone<\/a> is confident that the upcoming Clueless sequel<\/a> will \u201chonor\u201d the original. Speaking on Today, the actress said she\u2019s \u201creally excited\u201d\u00a0about the project, which she is also executive producing. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think we\u2019re going to try really hard. The goal is to make it honor what everyone loves about\u00a0Clueless\u00a0and Cher,\u201d Silverstone said. \u201cSo we want to honor that, but also bring something fresh and new to it. I\u2019m confident that we\u2019ll be able to do that, but we\u2019re in baby stages right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this year, it was reported that Silverstone would be reprising her role as Cher Horowitz in a sequel series at Peacock. No plot details were revealed about the series in the reporting, but Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage \u2014 the creative team behind\u00a0Gossip Girl\u00a0and\u00a0The OC\u00a0\u2014 are set to write the show with Jordan Weiss, who\u2019s behind\u00a0Freakier Friday<\/a>. All three of them will executive produce the series under Fake Empire, with Silverstone also joining as an exec producer, alongside Amy Heckerling, who wrote and directed the original film, and Robert Lawrence, who produced it.<\/p>\n \n\tThe original\u00a0Clueless\u00a0was released in 1995 and was loosely based on Jane Austen\u2019s 1815 novel,\u00a0Emma. Following the film\u2019s success, a television spin-off premiered the following year and ran for three seasons with Rachel Blanchard playing Cher Horowitz in Silverstone\u2019s place.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tThe actress spoke to Vogue about her iconic character in 2020, noting that \u201cI think people identify with Cher\u2019s heart and her willingness to change and grow because of how silly she was. She was trying hard to evolve because of her sweet Josh.\u201d She added, \u201cI don\u2019t know how to explain why or what made\u00a0Clueless\u00a0what it was, but I know it happened and I know that people continue to love it. And it never gets old, so that\u2019s the good news.\u201d<\/p>\n