'The Partridge Family' Is Being Rebooted With a Twist

The Partridge Family is coming back with a bit of a twist. The beloved musical family from the 1970s will be getting an animated look, thanks to Sony Pictures Television — Kids, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new series will focus on a Black family in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood as they travel the five boroughs in New York. While operating a food truck, the family will "serve up treats and tunes." The original series had a similar premise. It followed the family embarking on a cross-country tour. However, most episodes took place in the family's hometown after the first season.

The Partridge Family originally ran for four seasons on ABC and starred Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Suzanne Crough, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Dave Madden, Brian Forster, and Rick Segall. Eight albums came from the Partridge Family, with five compilation albums and a holiday album. The most recent compilation came out in 2005, celebrating The Very Best of The Partridge Family.

SPT – Kids is also developing a Bewitched animated series, and as of now, they are both in early development with no writers attached. Due to the writers' strike, it's likely that no one will be attached to write the script or be cast until the strike is over. Unfortunately, there's no end in sight for it, so it could be a while. There's also no way of knowing if the series will actually move forward, either, so it's just going to be a waiting game until more news is released.

This actually isn't the first time that the Partridge Family was in animated form. A sci-fi version, Partridge Family 2200 A.D. saw the family living in the futuristic 2200 A.D., and they were a "galaxy-famous" musical act. It ran for one season, and only 16 episodes on CBS in 1974, and original actors Danny Bonaduce, Suzanne Crough, and Brain Forster voiced their respective characters, while Susan Dey only did two episodes before being replaced, as did Dave Madden.

In 2004, VH1 had a reality show to search for the cast of an updated series. On In Search of the Partridge Family, Emma Stone won the role of Laurie, but the then-upcoming scripted series never made it past the pilot stage, so nothing came of it. The new animated series seems promising, especially since it's not exactly the same as the original series, with both the storyline and the format. Hopefully, something comes from it so old and new generations can experience the Partridge Family, but in the meantime, fans will just have to wait and see what happens.