WILL & GRACE -- Season 8 -- Pictured: (l-r) Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland, Megan Mullally as Karen Walker, Eric McCormack as Will Truman, Debra Messing as Grace Adler -- (Photo by: George Lange/NBC) NBC Announces ‘Will & Grace’ Revival! WILL & GRACE -- Season 8 -- Pictured: (l-r) Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland, Megan Mullally as Karen Walker, Eric McCormack as Will Truman, Debra Messing as Grace Adler -- (Photo by: George Lange/NBC)

NBC Announces ‘Will & Grace’ Revival!

Ashley Bissette Sumerel News, Will and Grace

This is really happening!

It seems like all of our favorite shows are coming back in some way, shape, or form, and Will & Grace is the next one on that list.

NBC announced today that Will & Grace, which debuted in 1998 and ran until 2006, will return for a 10-episode limited run during the 2017-18 season.

Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally will all be returning, and original series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will act as showrunners and executive producers.

On top of that, James Burrows, who directed every episode of the Will & Grace during its original run, will be back to serve as director again and will also serve as executive producer.

“We’re thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and most defining comedies in NBC history is coming back,” said NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt.

“This groundbreaking series for everything from gay rights to social and political commentary — all disguised as a high-speed train of witty pop culture — is coming back where it belongs,” Greenblatt continued.

“We started talking with Mutchnick and Kohan about producing new episodes right after they shot the secret reunion show back in September, and the fact that all four of the original stars were excited about getting back into production is a testament to the joyful experience they had doing nearly 200 episodes for eight seasons. Few things cut through the clutter these days, especially in comedy, and Will & Grace is one of the best,” said Jennifer Salke, President of NBC Entertainment.

“Dave and I are absolutely thrilled about the opportunity to write what Will, Grace, Jack and Karen are thinking about in 2017,” Max Mutchnick added.

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Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.