Saved By The Bell Reboot - Details We Know So Far

Fans of Saved by the Bell, rejoice! In September 2019, actress Elizabeth Berkley announced on her Instagram page that the iconic and wholesome sitcom is getting a reboot, and, of course, she's so excited! "[Mario Lopez].... are you ready for grownup Jessie?" she wrote in the caption. "Jessie and Slater are back for more fun." Whether or not that includes caffeine pills this time around remains to be seen, but chances are the series will deliver the '90s nostalgia that fans long for.

The original Saved by the Bell series ran for four years between 1989 and 1993, and went in syndication after the series ended. Additionally, the original series was followed by two spin-off shows and two television movies, according to an article in TV Line. Clearly, the show was an institution back in the day, and appeals to both Gen-Xers and millennials alike, even all these years later.

So what can fans expect to see in the reboot? Who will be appearing in it, and who won't? And when will the series debut? Read on to learn all there is to know about the Saved by the Bell reboot.

It would seem that there's a hunger for '90s nostalgia on the rise, as Saved by the Bell isn't the only series that's getting a sequel or a reboot. For example, the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210, which aired from 1990 to 2000, spawned a reboot of sorts, BH90210, in 2019. Additionally, Mad About You is set to have a revival on Charter's Spectrum Originals in 2019, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Even All That will see new life, according to Variety magazine.

So when exactly will fans of Saved by the Bell finally get to catch up with the original Bayside High gang? According to an article in The Wrap, the new series will debut once NBCUniversal has launched their upcoming streaming service Peacock in April of 2020. In addition to the Saved by the Bell reboot, Punky Brewster and Battlestar Gallactica will be rebooted on the Peacock service. Get your popcorn makers ready!

It's been decades since new episodes of Saved by the Bell last graced the small screen, concluding a majority of the main characters' storylines with the television movie Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas. The film starred all of the original cast members, including Elizabeth Berkley as Jessie Spano, Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris, Tiffani Thiessen (then known as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) as Kelly Kapowski, Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater, Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers, and Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle.

By the end of the film, Zack and Kelly finally get married, securing their romance for the years to come. Slater, who dated Jessie for the majority of the original Saved by the Bell series, has paired off with a woman named Carla. Jessie makes a brief appearance at the end of the film as she couldn't miss the wedding, presumably on a break from Columbia University. Screech serves as Zack's best man in the film, and finally Lisa is a bridesmaid for Kelly along with Jessie, presumably having time off from FIT.

Of course, a reboot isn't a reboot without at least some of the original cast members, as they were part of what made the original series so successful. To that end, one person who's definitely returning for the Saved by the Bell reboot is Mario Lopez, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter. Slater was the Army brat who gets good grades and the popular jock who becomes good friends with Zack Morris.

Lopez has been quite busy since Saved by the Bell went off the air in 1994. For one, he was a regular actor on soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and Pacific Blue. Since then, he's served as co-host on entertainment news shows Extra and Access Hollywood. He's also had guest roles playing himself in shows like The Other Two, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Rookie, and This is Us. So clearly, his acting won't be rusty when he stars on the Saved by the Bell reboot.

Another beloved cast member that's 100 percent returning for the Saved by the Bell reboot is Elizabeth Berkley, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter — and as she made clear in her Instagram announcement about the reboot. On the popular series, Berkley played Jessie Spano, the liberal feminist of the group, who was not afraid to speak her mind when she found something morally wrong. She was also very much a classic overachiever, who famously got hooked on caffeine pills while trying to manage her stress. Jessie was also known for her on and off relationship with Mario Lopez's A.C. Slater.

Following her Saved by the Bell success, Berkley landed roles in some big-budget movies like Showgirls, The First Wives Club, and Any Given Sunday. She also worked quite regularly on film and television, landing roles on projects like Black Widow and CSI: Miami. With her acting experience, we have no doubt Berkley's up for reprising her iconic character.

One big question on everyone's mind who loves Saved by the Bell is whether or not Mark-Paul Gosselaar will return for the new reoot. After all, he did play the lead character on the original show, Zack Morris, so how could there be a reboot without him? Plus, he said he'd love to be a part of the new iteration (as much as his current contracts allow) in an interview with ET Canada.

However, while Gosselaar's character was mentioned in the Saved by the Bell reboot's description, The Wrap reported that they're "still working out deals." Unfortunately, however, Gosselaar said that he hadn't been included in any talks. "I read it in the trades just like everybody else this morning," he revealed in an interview with Variety. "Honestly, I was never approached. I woke up to the news this morning with a kind of 'huh' response."

While that might be due to the fact that he's a regular on ABC's Mixed-ish, a show on a competitor network, he confirmed that he didn't know how far along the talks were. Fingers crossed that they can work something out!

The Saved by the Bell reboot's plot hinges on the actions of Mark-Paul Gosselaar's character Zack Morris. Specifically, in the new show, Zack is the governor of California, and he's found himself in the midst of a political scandal for "closing too many low-income schools," according to an article in E! News. In order to rectify the situation, he decides to send the students shut out of their education to the highest-performing schools in the state, which includes Bayside High School. This in turn will give the rich kids at Bayside a big reality check, which we expect will play out in some pretty amusing ways.

In addition to the central plot, Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley — who will reprise their roles of A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano, respectively — will be parents, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter. Hopefully there will be more details to come.

One piece of especially good news is that the Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Tracey Wigfield will helm the Saved by the Bell reboot, according to an article by The Wrap. Wigfield has written and produced for shows like 30 Rock, Mindy Kaling's The Mindy Project, the TV reboot Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Great News, so she clearly has the skill and experience to helm such a beloved show's reboot.

In addition to Wigfield, both Peter Engel and Franco Bario will return as executive producers for the newest iteration of Saved by the Bell. That's also good news, as Engel was the executive producer of the original show, as well as the series spin-offs Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Bario was a producer on those shows as well, so chances are they can bring back the magic they created the first time around.

After the big announcement that we'll finally be returning to Bayside High, there are still a lot of unanswered and burning questions about the Saved by the Bell reboot. For one, who else will return from the original cast in addition to Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, and hopefully Mark-Paul Gosselaar? Will Dustin Diamond make an appearance despite his tarnished reputation? And what about Tiffani Thiessen and Lark Voorhies — will they bring back Kelly and Lisa?

Additionally, what will be the state of Jessie Spano and A.C. Slater's relationship? Will Slater's Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas girlfriend Carla still be in the picture, or did Slater break things off with her in order to rekindle his romance with Jessie? How about Kelly and Zack, who had their happily ever after. If they're still married, that would make Kelly the First Lady of California!

Plus, we still have a lot to learn about the new cast, and the new trials and tribulations they'll face. Only time will tell what stories the reboot will share, but we can't wait to find out!