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Alyssa Milano Reveals 'Who's The Boss' Spin-Off Is Currently In Development Following Reports Of Reboot Being In 'Shambles'

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Jan. 25 2022, Published 1:19 p.m. ET

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Alyssa Milano spilled the beans on an exciting project!

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During an interview with Fox 5's Good Day New York host Rosanna Scotto, the actress, 49, revealed a spin-off series of the hit 80's sitcom Who's The Boss — where Milano rose to fame as Samantha Micelli — is still in the works.

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“We’re actually developing a reboot, well it’s more of a sequel and we’ve been developing it now for a couple of years,” Milano shared. “The pandemic sort of put everything on hold, but we’re hopeful that before I’m in my 70s, we’ll be able to,"

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The hit primetime show starred Milano alongside Tony Danza as former baseball pro Tony Micelli, who takes a job as a housekeeper and moves in to a divorced businesswomen's (Judith Light) home with his young daughter (Milano).

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As OK! exclusively reported, after Sony Pictures Television announced in August 2020 that the sitcom would be revisited with the two original cast members in a show that "will explore generational differences, as well as opposing worldviews and parenting styles within the dynamic of a modern family in 2020," development went to "shambles."

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“Tony is complaining that his character, who of course is now retired, is boring," a source dished of Danza, "and Alyssa’s A-list requests, like a luxury trailer and personal chef, are causing a headache for production.”

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Another hurdle for the show to overcome was that some of the other beloved actors from the original series would not return. Katherine Helmond — who starred as Mona Robinson — passed away in 2019. Meanwhile, Danny Pintauro, who played Jonathan Bower, and Judith Light, who played Angela Bower, made the decision not to return.

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"It just doesn’t seem like people are excited about it,” the insider explained of the uncertain project that the Taxi star, 70, has reportedly constantly complained about.

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“It doesn’t bode well," added the source close to the creative team. "Nobody would be surprised if the whole thing falls apart!”

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