“ I’m not interested in doing another Nanny with another girl that would be like Fran. The showrunner made clear that he wouldn’t want the reboot to simply be a retread of its predecessor.
Sheffield! podcast, Jacobson offered some details about the long-rumored revival of The Nanny. Related: The Nanny Cast & Character Guideĭuring an interview on the Oh, Mr.
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But, in a new interview, series co-creator and showrunner Peter Marc Jacobson shed light on what a reboot headlined by Cardi B might look like. Drescher has since clarified that her primary focus, as it relates to The Nanny, is working on the Broadway musical adaptation. The Grammy-winning rapper and actress Cardi B was linked back to the project in 2018, with Drescher suggesting that Cardi could take over as the titular nanny and the two exchanging comments online. There has long been talk of a possible reboot of The Nanny, and with the series available to stream on HBO Max, the possibility continues to resurface.
The sitcom has proven to be an enduring hit, garnering numerous nominations during its original run and inspiring several foreign adaptations as well as a forthcoming musical. Drawing from Drescher’s own personal experiences of Queens, Fran becomes the nanny of three children that combine elements of both New York and British high society. Premiering on CBS in 1993 and running until 1999, The Nanny starred Fran Drescher as the incomparable Fran Fine. The Nanny‘s showrunner explains how Cardi B could appear in a reboot of the classic sitcom.