The ‘White Collar’ Reboot? All the pieces To Know About Matt Bomer’s Charismatic Felony Closing In On A Crime-Fixing Return (Oct. 2024 Replace)
Again within the day, Netflix was a dependable supply for choosing up at the moment working reveals (for brand new seasons) that have been just lately cancelled by networks, however over the previous few years, the streaming service’s energy to resurrect “concluded” sequence has gone unequalled. Because of this, Showtime will quickly carry us two new Dexter spin offs, and NBCUniversal is making ready to debut an official Fits offshoot, so there’s a sound query to ask: will White Collar be subsequent?
The slick, fashionable, Matt Bomer-led sequence ran on USA Community for six seasons and landed on Netflix for streaming again in April, and it was off to the irresistible races for individuals who hadn’t but watched Bomer’s angelic face doing the con man factor, and individuals who merely wished a second journey into his newly FBI-informing world. That’s much more the case now with the present’s solid additionally enthusiastic about what co-creator Jeff Eastin has been working up, so let’s collect up the smoke indicators on what to anticipate.
Plot
As viewers will recall, White Collar adopted Bomer as charmingly good-looking thief Neal Caffrey, who made a deal to grow to be an FBI felony informant for Tim DeKay’s Particular Agent Peter Burke. The late Willie Garson portrayed Neal’s shady pal, Mozzie, additionally an informer, and the sequence co-starred Tiffani Thiessen as Peter’s spouse, Elizabeth Burke, and Hilarie Burton as Neal’s love curiosity and an insurance coverage agent. Moreover, the present launched Sharif Atkins as Clinton Jones and Natalie Morales as Agent Lauren Cruz, amongst others. And again in June 2024, Selection reported that Jeff Eastin declared that “we’re gonna reboot” with Bomer exclaiming, “I’m in!”
Quickly sufficient, a number of solid members (together with Thiessen) started to rave about Eastin’s return-pilot script honoring Willie and Bomer including that the new story feels “natural.” Eastin additionally just lately revealed that he had been revising, and as he posted on X/Twitter, “[T]he studio may be very proud of the brand new White Collar script.” {A photograph} of that script revealed that the title of the reboot could be White Collar Renaissance with the primary episode titled, “Masquerade.”
What may come subsequent? NBCUniversal ought to offer this an official reboot proclamation. [Taps both feet and checks watch.]
If anyone up there on the studio stage wants extra persuading, Sharif Atkins simply instructed TVLine that “Jones continues to be on this planet.” He added, “I’ve heard that the script is top-notch. It pays homage, superbly, to the late Willie Garson, and it simply actually picks again up the place it left off when it comes to the wit and the thrill and the relationships. I’m trying ahead to it myself.”
Forged
Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Tiffani Theissen, Sharif Atkins have declared themselves onboard for this effort that can honor Willie Garson in spirit. Extra bulletins to return, little doubt.
Launch Date
Fits: LA‘s spectacular turnaround proves that when NBCUniversal offers the go-ahead to relaunching a USA Community sequence, it’s full steam forward. If they may hurry up and announce that this reboot is official, we will anticipate the reboot to reach inside a 12 months, particularly since a number of script drafts have already landed with executives.
How lengthy would it not take Bomer to slide again into these fits? Not lengthy, though he beforehand did admit that this a part of the job didn’t at all times come simple:
Trailer
Since there’s no earthly manner {that a} reboot trailer exists but, right here’s a blast from the previous with the primary pilot trailer: