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Fans divided over Clueless sequel TV series that brings back Alicia Silverstone as Cher

Fans divided over Clueless sequel TV series that brings back Alicia Silverstone as Cher

Fans have been left divided over the announcement of a Clueless television series at Peacock – with Alicia Silverstone set to reprise her iconic role of Cher Horowitz. 

The original 1995 movie, which is loosely based on Jane Austen’s novel Emma, also starred Paul Rudd, late Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Breckin Meyer and Donald Faison. 

Silverstone, 48, is not only stepping back into the shoes of Cher, but is also one of the executive producers on the upcoming project, per The Guardian. 

The series will be written by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage – who are both known for their involvement in past shows such as Gossip Girl and The O.C. 

Another writer joining the project is Jordan Weiss who recently worked on the Disney sequel Freakier Friday (2025).  

Amy Heckerling – who was the director of the 1995 cult classic – is also making a return and is an executive producer on the Peacock sequel series as well, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  

Fans have been left divided over the announcement of a Clueless television series at Peacock - with Alicia Silverstone, 48, set to reprise her iconic role of Cher Horowitz; seen in 2024 in Utah The original 1995 movie, which is loosely based on Jane Austen's novel Emma, also starred Paul Rudd , late Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash, Breckin Meyer and Donald Faison

Fans have been left divided over the announcement of a Clueless television series at Peacock – with Alicia Silverstone, 48, set to reprise her iconic role of Cher Horowitz

Silverstone is not only stepping back into the shoes of Cher, but is also one of the executive producers on the upcoming project, per The Guardian

Silverstone is not only stepping back into the shoes of Cher, but is also one of the executive producers on the upcoming project, per The Guardian

Other cast and plot details have yet to disclosed with the show still in its development stages. 

Social media users quickly jumped to X to share their thoughts on the Clueless series, with some offering differing opinions. 

One penned, ‘If she’s in it’s good but we seriously don’t need to touch this Classic,’ while another wrote, ‘Enough with the sequels.’ 

A fan shared, ‘I kinda need them to not touch this classic,’ and one X user typed out, ‘as long as Alicia is there, it might be good but Peacock doesn’t have a good track record when creating new shows.’

‘What is up with all these 90’s-00’s sequels we do not need this!!’ one commented while another added, ‘i fear this might ruin it.’ 

A social media user also typed, ‘I loved this movie as a child, but can we create original movies?’ and one penned, ‘Not sure how I feel about this, but you know I’ll watch it.’ 

However, others expressed their excitement over the sequel series with a fan writing, ‘I will be getting that peacock subscription.’ 

Another added, ‘I’m honestly excited. We’ve only had one movie and I’ve never seen Alicia in anything else. Get your bag queen.’  

Social media users quickly jumped to X to share their thoughts on the Clueless series, with some offering differing opinions

Social media users quickly jumped to X to share their thoughts on the Clueless series, with some offering differing opinions

One penned, 'If she's in it's good but we seriously don't need to touch this Classic,' while another wrote, 'Enough with the sequels'

One penned, ‘If she’s in it’s good but we seriously don’t need to touch this Classic,’ while another wrote, ‘Enough with the sequels’

A fan shared, 'I kinda need them to not touch this classic,' and one X user typed out, 'as long as Alicia is there, it might be good but Peacock doesn't have a good track record when creating new shows'

A fan shared, ‘I kinda need them to not touch this classic,’ and one X user typed out, ‘as long as Alicia is there, it might be good but Peacock doesn’t have a good track record when creating new shows’

'What is up with all these 90's-00's sequels we do not need this!!' one commented while another added, 'i fear this might ruin it'

‘What is up with all these 90’s-00’s sequels we do not need this!!’ one commented while another added, ‘i fear this might ruin it’

A social media user also typed, 'I loved this movie as a child, but can we create original movies?' and one penned, 'Not sure how I feel about this, but you know I'll watch it'

A social media user also typed, ‘I loved this movie as a child, but can we create original movies?’ and one penned, ‘Not sure how I feel about this, but you know I’ll watch it’

However, others expressed their excitement over the sequel series with a fan writing, 'I will be getting that peacock subscription'

However, others expressed their excitement over the sequel series with a fan writing, ‘I will be getting that peacock subscription’

Another added, 'I'm honestly excited. We've only had one movie and I've never seen Alicia in anything else. Get your bag queen'

Another added, ‘I’m honestly excited. We’ve only had one movie and I’ve never seen Alicia in anything else. Get your bag queen’

‘I’m willing to give a sH๏τ,’ another social media user wrote, and one commented, ‘Peacock finally doing something right omg.’ 

A fan also said on X, ‘CHER IS BACK?? we actually won for once.’

Read More Ugh, as if! Alicia Silverstone, 48, looks worlds away from her Clueless days article image

During a past interview with Vogue in 2023, Silverstone reflected on her initial reaction to the character of Cher – a wealthy Beverly Hills high school student. 

‘I found Cher on the page to be materialistic and unappealing. And really annoying, to be honest,’ the actress told the outlet. 

‘But I realized that was just me judging her. Once I started working on her I found all the heart and all the love.’ 

Clueless was a box office success upon its release in theaters and also garnered positive reviews from critics. The movie raked in $88 million on a budget of $12 million. 

In regards to the leap of fame Alicia experienced due to the film’s success, the star admitted that it had been ‘really intense.’ 

The Crush actress added, ‘I didn’t expect any of the reaction that we got. It was a lot, and I think if anything it all pushed me away from doing this job for a while and got me so much more into my activism.

'I found Cher on the page to be materialistic and unappealing. And really annoying, to be honest,' the actress told the outlet

‘I found Cher on the page to be materialistic and unappealing. And really annoying, to be honest,’ the actress told the outlet

‘I eventually found my love of acting again, but at the time I didn’t know anything about what I was stepping into.’ 

And while also talking to E! News, Alicia revealed that she took some of the clothing from set when production wrapped. 

‘But when I left, I realized, “Oh, well this isn’t me, that was Cher.” So I couldn’t figure out how to wear them in real life and I gave them all away, sadly. No one has any idea where they’ve all gone.’

In the movie, Cher falls for Josh Lucas (played by Paul Rudd) and her former stepbrother. 

In regards to her feelings towards her character falling for her former stepbrother, Silverstone said, ‘It wasn’t like she was raised with him for God’s sake. Her dad probably had so many different wives.’ 

She then added, ‘I’ve given it zero thought. This right here is the most thought I’ve put into that.’   

A teen sitcom that was based on the 1995 film was previously created and aired on both ABC and UPN networks for three seasons from 1996-1998. 

Rachel Blanchard, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan and David Lascher were some of the main cast that appeared in the show. 

And while also talking to E! News, Alicia revealed that she took some of the clothing from set when production wrapped

And while also talking to E! News, Alicia revealed that she took some of the clothing from set when production wrapped

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