UPDATE: Original Full House cast memberDave Coulier will star in the shows upcoming reboot Full House.Big Bang Theory directorMark Cendrowski will direct the new series.
The heavily rumored Full House reboot is officially happening on Netflix, as Uncle Jesse himself, John Stamos, confirmedMonday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!The hit family sitcom will receive 13 new episodes that will premiere on the streaming service in 2016, according toVariety.
Dubbed, naturally,Fuller House, Stamos said the premise of the new show will be a reversal of the original, centering around CandaceCameron Bures character, D.J. Tanner. Tanner will play a pregnant, recently widowed veterinarian with two boys: a rebellious 12-year-old, J.D. and anxious 7-year-old, Max. In need of some assistance raising her sons, shemoves back in with her younger sister, Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), now an aspiring musician, as well as her childhood friend, Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber), who also has a teenage daughter, Ramona.
Jesse and the Rippers Reunite on 'Fallon'Flashback: Cream Play 'Brave Ulysses' at Final ConcertPerforming With Missy Elliott, 17 Years Later
Its a labor of love, Stamos said on Kimmel. Weve been literally trying for so many years to do it right, and I think weve finally got it perfect.
Stamos told Kimmel it was likely that Bob Saget, who played Full House patriarch Danny Tanner, would return;he addedthey were still in talks with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, who split duties asMichelle Tanner. But never fear: If we cant get the Olsen twins, Stamos told Kimmel, were gonna dress you up.
Along with Saget and the Olsens, Netflix is still in discussions with Full House stars Dave Coulier and Lori Loughlin about guest appearances. Stamos suggested at the very least they would be able to corralmuch of the original cast for the initial hour-long reunion special.
Full House ran for eight seasons on ABC between 1987 and 1994. Last year, Stamos, Saget and Coulier reunited for a Super Bowl commercialpushing Dannons Greek yogurt; the trio also made an appearance on The Tonight Show where they doled out some fatherly advice to a fussing Jimmy Fallon and got photobombed by Rihannaon Good Morning America.