Melissa Joan Hart In Talks to Return for Nickelodeon Reboot of CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nickelodeon is rebooting another one of its former hits, Clarissa Explains It All. The cable network is in early discussions to reboot sitcom Clarissa Explains It All, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Melissa Joan Hart is currently in talks to reprise her role as Clarissa Darling, only this time, she would play the mother of the family. Series creator Mitchell Kriegman is also in talks to return to write and exec produce. Hart will also exec produce via her Hartbreak Films banner, which she runs with her mother, TV producer Paula Hart. Nickelodeon declined comment as deals with both Hart and Kriegman are not done. The project, sources say, is in early development at Nickelodeon.

The original series ran for five seasons (65 episodes) on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1994 and starred Hart as Clarissa, a teenager who spoke directly to the audience as she dealt with problems including school, boys and family. Jason Zimbler, Sean O'Neal, Elizabeth Hess and Joe O'Connor co-starred. The series was credited with being Nick's first with a female lead. Its success led to other female-fronted series including The Secret World of Alex Mackand more.

Melissa told The Hollywood Reporter in a February interview that she thought Clarissa would be prime to be rebooted as Netflix is doing its own, dark take on Sabrina.

"I like the way we left Sabrina. I think Sabrina ended on a really great note, and I don't think you want to go back and explore that. At the same time, I think Clarissa ended on a note that could be explored again, because it didn't really have an ending - it sort of ended," she said.

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