Lizzie McGuire fans didn’t get a reboot of the beloved show, but they received some fun details about it on Wednesday
A writer from the canceled revival took to TikTok to unveil plot points from the first three episodes planned for the series, which was nixed by Disney+ in 2020 over concerns the material was too mature for its platform.
Jonathan Hurwitz revealed that the reboot opened with a 30-year-old Lizzie (Hilary Duff) moving back home from New York City after discovering her boyfriend cheated on her with a friend.
Then, Hurwitz quickly dashed any hopes of a romantic reunion between Lizzie and her BFF Gordo, despite their kiss at the end of the 2002 Lizzie McGuire movie
‘Lizzie meets up with Gordo and Gordo reveals that he is engaged to a woman, and she’s pregnant, and they’re really happy,’ Hurwitz explained. ‘So no, in this version, Lizzie and Gordo would not have ended up together.’
Lizzie McGuire fans might have missed the reboot, but they received some fun details about it on Wednesday
A writer from the canceled revival, Jonathan Hurwitz (above) took to TikTok to unveil plot points from the first three episodes planned for the show, which was nixed by Disney+ in 2020 over concerns the material was too mature for its platform
The end of Episode 2, however, featured ‘Lizzie getting a text from Ethan Craft, and little animated Lizzie faints,’ per Hurwitz.
Ethan was Lizzie’s middle school crush, and in the reboot, the writers suggested that the pair might end up spending the night together.
‘Episode 3 wasn’t filmed, but there was a script for it,’ Hurwitz said. ‘Lizzie wakes up in Ethan’s bed in his water polo t-shirt.’
‘Animated Lizzie pops up, and she has this little checklist, like a to-do list, and Ethan is on the list. She checks it off, and I think she says something like, “Well, checked that box [dramatic pause] twice.”‘
Hurwitz also confirmed Lizzie was going to have a gay roommate, who was loosely based on himself.
Lizzie McQuire quickly became a huge Disney Channel hit after it debuted in 2001.
It followed the humorous escapades of teenager Lizzie as she navigates adolescence with her animated alter ego offering witty commentary.
Duff heavily promoted the reboot via social media, and even delivered the sad news of its cancellation on her Instagram account.
Hurwitz quickly dashed any hopes of a romantic reunion between Lizzie and her BFF Gordo, despite their kiss at the end of the 2002 Lizzie McGuire movie
The end of Episode 2, however, featured ‘Lizzie getting a text from Ethan Craft, and little animated Lizzie faints,’ per Hurwitz
Lizzie McQuire quickly became a huge Disney Channel hit after it debuted in 2001
‘I know the efforts and conversations have been everywhere trying to make a reboot work, but sadly & despite everyone’s best efforts, it isn’t going to happen,’ she wrote at the time.
‘I want any reboot of Lizzie to be honest and authentic to who Lizzie would be today. It’s what the character deserves.
‘We can all take a moment to mourn the amazing woman she would have been and the adventures we would have taken with her,’ she concluded.
Clayton Snyder, Yani Gellman, Carly Schroeder, Hilary Duff, Jake Thomas, Adam Lamberg and Ashlie Brillaut in 2003
After creator Terri Minsky walked away from the show in 2020, Disney released a statement addressing creative differences.
‘Fans have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and high expectations for a new series,’ a Disney spokesperson said at the time.
‘After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the show.’