A second revival for Veronica Mars is nearly a reality. Hulu is working on a deal to reunite series creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell for a short run of episodes.
According to THR, a deal is not in place and details are limited. Bell currently stars on NBC’s The Good Place, but it’s believed that her work on that series will not conflict. Bell has a clause in her Good Place contract that has prevented the series from being picked up for more than 13 episodes.
Veronica Mars ran for three seasons and 64 episodes. Seasons one and two ran on UPN and the third season aired on the rebranded CW, ending its run in 2007. Bell starred as a high school student who becomes a private investigator with the help of her detective father.
The series earned a cult following and fan support lead to Kickstarter funding of a movie revival in 2014, raising $5.7 million for the production. The film, set nine years after the events of the third season, had a limited release, earning just $3.5 million at the box office. Most of the original cast returned for the feature film.
In January, Thomas told E! that he and Bell had an idea to continue Veronica Mars. Bell was quoted: “It’s tough, for a variety of reasons I can’t get into, but, Rob and I are trying and we will continue to try.”
Fingers crossed.