Are we gonna see Sam and Gibby back?
iCarly fans are still freaking out over the news that the show will be coming back for a brand new revival on Paramount+. However, they couldn't help but notice that two of the original cast members were missing from the big announcement.
Jennette McCurdy and Noah Munck, who played Sam and Gibby, respectively, have not been confirmed to return to the brand new series. While there are hundreds of questions swirling on whether or not we will see them again, the producer of the new series, Jay Kogen, reassured fans about their possible returns.
He confirmed that both Jennette and Noah have both been asked to return. According to Jay, Noah has been approached with the opportunity, while "it's her call" in terms of Jennette.
We've approached him.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 10, 2020
It's her call.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 10, 2020
We've asked to have her for any amount of episodes she's willing to do. We'll see what happens.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) February 3, 2021
Update (12/14) - Kogen has confirmed that the reboot will not recast Sam if McCurdy decides to not reprise the role:
There will be no updates. We are just making our show and if she chooses to come and play there will always be room for her.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 12, 2020
To us there is no replacing Jennette and we wanted to leave the possibility open that she might come back even for an episode or two.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 12, 2020
There's no word as to why the cast members haven't officially decided to return to the series, but they have been keeping busy lately. Jennette just wrapped up the first season of her podcast, Empty Inside. Meanwhile, Noah Munck has been reoccurring in the hit ABC series, The Goldbergs, since 2014. His former iCarly co-star Miranda Cosgrove also guest starred in a recent episode of The Goldbergs.
Meanwhile, Jay also revealed some brand new details about the series, which is being produced by Nickelodeon Studios for Paramount+, and what fans could expect. He confirmed that the show will be for adults, so don't expect it to be the same Nickelodeon jokes that you're used to.
For adults but still weird.
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 10, 2020
Jay also confirmed that filming is set to start in March 2021, so hopefully, this means we'll get the reboot by the end of the year.
March
— Jay Kogen (@JayKogen) December 10, 2020
So wake up the members of iCarly nation, your time is almost here!
From PopCulture:
'iCarly' Reboot: Where's Jennette McCurdy?
Nickelodeon fans were thrilled to hear that iCarly was the latest beloved show getting the revival treatment, with a new series headed to the upcoming Paramount+ streaming service. Most of the original main cast is set to return, with Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor, and Nathan Kress posing together on set to confirm their involvement. However, one significant person is noticeably absent: Jennette McCurdy. McCurdy played Carly's best friend and sidekick, Sam, and eventually got her own spin off, Sam & Cat.
McCurdy so far has not commented on the upcoming revival and appears to not be involved in any capacity. However, if you know a little bit of McCurdy's life as a child star and beyond, this isn't that surprising.
After Sam & Cat ended in 2014, McCurdy acted on and off in small roles. Her mother died in 2013, she turned to alcohol to cope. In a 2020 interview with Elite Daily, McCurdy admitted that her time as a child star left her without the emotional tools to cope with her grief in a healthy way. She quit acting altogether in 2016. "I had to kind of fight the demons on my own time," McCurdy said. "I went dark. I went off of social media. I quit acting. I had to make these pretty big life decisions in order to deal with my stuff, my life."
McCurdy revealed in a personal essay on Huffington Post in 2019 that her time on Nickelodeon caused her to develop an eating disorder and that she resented a lot of her time on iCarly and Sam & Cat. McCurdy wrote in the essay that she was uncomfortable with the idea that she was considered a "role model" and didn't love the fact that her "great contribution" to society was "walking onto an over-lit Nickelodeon set shouting lines about fried chicken."
McCurdy explained to Elite Daily that "a lot of therapy" has gotten her to a much better place, but that her memories about her time as a child actress are complex, to say the least. "I'm not fully there yet," McCurdy admitted. "I still have complicated feelings toward my past from my experience with Nickelodeon. It's something that I work on. I'd like to get to a place of peace with my past. That would be great."
Still, McCurdy credits iCarly for bringing her "lifelong" friendships with the main cast and crew. "I would not have such an enjoyable life if these people weren't in it," she said. "The human connections you have with people is always what determines whether, ultimately, something is a good or bad experience."
McCurdy may have quit acting in the traditional sense, but she is still creative. She wrote a one-woman show called I'm Glad My Mom Died that got postponed by COVID that she has plans to perform once it's safe to do so. She also hosts a podcast called Empty Inside.
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Originally published: Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 23:24 GMT.
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