Anxious fans reading the news about the Saved By The Bell reboot on Peacock this week likely noticed a certain cast member’s absence. Even though the proposed plot includes some machinations by California governor Zack Morris, his portrayer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, was not included in the upcoming cast list that returning Bayside High alums Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano) and Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater), as well as Josie Totah as Bayside’s current coolest student (a.k.a. the new Zack).
But now our long national nightmare has ended: The Hollywood Reporter now announces that Gosselaar has closed his latest SBTB deal, which includes three guest appearances and the title of executive producer. Gosselaar is currently also starring in the ABC sitcom Mixed-ish, which may account for the lighter workload.
The revived sitcom is set to debut on NBC’s new streaming service this summer, says THR, in a lineup that will also include a Battlestar Galactica reboot. THR also hints that the new Saved By The Bell is now looking to land Tiffani Amber-Thiessen (Kelly Kapowski) as well. Just when we thought this 2015 Jimmy Fallon clip was the closest we’d ever get to a SBTB reunion, with those four original cast members looking remarkably similar to their 1990s selves (except for Theissen’s pregnancy, of course):
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Screw this; bring back Franklin and Bash! Kumail Nanjiani isn’t doing anything these days, right?
But what about Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhees?[googles them]Nevermind.
Dustin Diamond or GTFO.Kidding.
They are totally killing him off. Screech that is
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i’m sure the target audience- who were born in roughly 2010- will be very pleased to hear this news, as otherwise they would miss out on fan favorite Zack Morris, a character they will all know, and who was iconically played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, an actor that even many people who grew up in the era of the original have to google when they see his name on wikipedia.
without him, his story line of being the governor of california who ruthlessly cuts services for poor children might not land as nearly as whimsically as they were hoping.
Nnobody born in 2010 has any idea what Saved by the Bell is
They won’t be once they realize this re-boot is not a fun romp with an updated cast but a dark trip to serious-land and not a lot of hijinks at a kookily decorated diner.
“Mark-Paul Gosselaar, an actor that even many people who grew up in the era of the original have to google when they see his name on wikipedia.”Yes, it’s shocking to learn that someone with as successful a career as him got started in a crap show like this. It’s like when you learn about the first ER show that George Clooney was in.
I can’t wait till season 2 when they can go to the beach and bring back Leah!
Please, don’t.
They could’ve upped their game and subbed-in a post-milkshake-diet Chris Pratt.Fat Pratt looks just like Fat Gosselaar, frankly.
Gosselaar looks like a mix between Chris Pratt and Jared Padalecki
Ugh pass. Please get back to me when there’s a California Dreams reboot.
Malibu, Ca or GTFO.
It’s sad that I know this a picture from the 1st season.
Thanks for the picture. Now I feel old. Again.