Girlfriends Reunion, the one we've been wanting for 8 years?Related NewsLove June 28, 2025TV Watch July 2, 2025Rumors of a reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Tuesday (July 1) as reports claimed that The CW confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2026.UPDATE 02/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. Can you believe it's been 24 years since Girlfriends first aired?! (24 years, 9 months, 21 days to be exact.)Why in the world did Girlfriends end?When Girlfriends came to an end after 8 years in February 2008, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Joan Carol Clayton (). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.Would a Girlfriends reunion disappoint people?Girlfriends aired from 2000-2008 and is considered one of the most . Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Ross said she's not sure if Girlfriends would work today. “I don't want to see old Joan Carol Clayton,” she told a journalist (). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” she added.Still hoping for a Girlfriends movie? In a recent interview, said she can't imagine a Girlfriends reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”What about a Girlfriends reboot?Recasting Girlfriends for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.Be it in the form of a Girlfriends reunion, a Girlfriends movie, or a Girlfriends reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?© 2025 MediaMass All rights reserved. Do not reproduce (even with permission).MediaMass Culture, Rumors of a Girlfriends reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Saturday (June 28) as reports claimed that The CW confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom (starring Ross in the original release) for 2026. Can you believe it's been 24 years, 9 months, 18 days since Girlfriends first aired?!, Girlfriends is an American sitcom television series created by Mara Brock Akil that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being canceled in 2008..