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*It’s been 18 years since “Moesha” rocked the airwaves and there have been endless rumors that a reboot, with nothing confirmed—until now.
Singer Brandy has announced that a series reboot is in the works!
“Moesha” aired on the UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series starred Brandy Norwood and Sheryl Lee Ralph, who portrayed Moesha’s stepmother Dee Mitchell.
Brandy was a guest at Ralph’s recent DIVA Foundation event where she announced the exciting news about the show. Joined onstage by Sheryl and William Allen Young who played Moesha’s father, Frank Mitchell, in the series, Lee asked Brandy, “We would like to know, would you like to do a ‘Moesha’ reboot?”
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Brandy replied, “Yeah! Absolutely,” before adding, “I’m here to solidify that we’re gonna bring Moesha back.” Both Sheryl and William seemed just as surprised as the audience by the news. “There you go. You heard it right here,” Lee stated. “You will have a ‘Moesha’ reboot.”
The series also starred Marcus T. Paulk, Lamont Bentley, Yvette Wilson, Shar Jackson, Ray J, and Countess Vaughn. Bentley died in a car crash 14 years ago, and Wilson succumbed to cervical cancer in 2012.
Watch a clip of Brandy’s revelation below:
Brandy confirms “Moesha” reboot during a Moesha reunion at the DIVAS Foundation Against AIDS pic.twitter.com/h5k60FXVGR
— BRANDY LEGION (@BrandyLegion) December 4, 2019
Earlier this year, Brandy spoke about the iconic series to Essence, stating that “So many women tell me, ‘I never saw myself on television before Moesha.’ Moesha made brown-skinned people feel like they could do anything.” “So many women tell me, ‘I never saw myself on television before Moesha,’” she says. “Moesha made brown-skinned people feel like they could do anything.”
