Parks and Recreation is one of the most popular US sitcoms with a global fanbase. Even though the show concluded in 2015 after a successful seven seasons, fans have always held hopes for the show’s reboot or a spin-off. The political satire mockumentary, created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, was based in the Parks Department of the fictional town of Pawnee in Indiana, USA. The cast of Parks and Recreation came together in 2020 to make a remotely filmed special fundraiser episode for the non-profit Feeding America. The special episode reignited the hopes of a reboot amongst many fans.
Recently, actor Adam Scott, who played Ben Wyatt in Parks and Recreation, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the possibility of a reboot. Scott, who joined the show in its second season, said that so far there have been no talks about any reunion or reboot. Scott said that he was happy with the conclusion of the show and added that if his fellow cast members Mike Schur, Amy Poehler, Greg Daniels and others want to reprise their roles then he would be up for it, even though it looks unlikely.
He added, “We did do something over the pandemic where we all got back together and made an episode to raise money for Feeding America. I don’t know if there would ever be any more, but I mean, I really don’t know. I love the show and love all the people. It’s always fun seeing any of them. I haven’t seen the show in a long time just because I miss it and I feel like it would be sad to watch it, but it’s just such a lovely show and lovely group of people.”
In 2018, Parks and Recreation was put on top OTT platforms like Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video. This introduced a new audience to the show. As per Nielsen data, Parks and Recreation was one of the ten most-streamed shows on Netflix in 2018 based on time spent watching. During the pandemic, many old shows like Parks and Recreation and The Office, saw a new-founded surge in viewership.
Even though Parks and Recreation is not getting a reboot or spin-off anytime soon, The Office is confirmed to have a spin-off series. In April, Screen Rant reported that former showrunner Greg Daniels will be writing the show. The new series will not be a sequel or prequel to The Office, even though it will be set in the same universe.
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