8 TV Comebacks to Look Out For in 2016

4. Roots

Premiere date: May 30, 2016
Where to watch: The History Channel;

It’s not surprising that Roots will have a remake, considering it’s one of the most watched shows of all time on American television (a recorded 100 million viewers watched it in 1977). Based on Alex Haley’s novel Roots: The Sage of an American Family, the miniseries will follow the story of how African teen Kunta Kinte was brought to America to be a slave. We’ll see a more contemporary (yet still loyal to the original) version in the 8-hour remake. It will feature a new and talented cast, headed by Malachi Kirby playing Kunta Kinte, Forest Whitaker as Fiddler, Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are Tom Lea, among others.

3. Fushigi Yuugi

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Premiere date: April 2016
Where to watch: Owlspot in Tokyo

Although technically not a comeback to television, the classic 90s anime Fushigi Yuugi (or Mysterious Play) that Pinoy 90s kids loved will be adapted onstage in Japan. We don’t really know how the R-18 scenes will be done onstage, but we’re pretty excited for the cast– who look on-point in their character costumes.

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Can we all just have a moment of silence in honor of Tasuki aka everyone’s favorite.

Play this song to add to your Fushigi feels.

2. The Magic School Bus

Premiere date: Sometime in 2016
Where to watch: Netflix

There are times in life that you thank your lucky stars that you live in a world that has Netflix in it—and this is one of them. Netflix has decided to order an all-new rebooted version of The Magic School Bus after a successful run of the cartoon on the site. The show pretty much taught us more about science than our science teachers ever did, and it’s exciting that we’ll get to see Ms. Frizzle and her class go on their magical and trippy field trips. The reimagined show called The Magic School Bus 360 will have 26 episodes, done with CGI animation. Ms. Frizzle’s bus will also be getting a tech upgrade with awesome innovations like robotics, as well as wearable and camera technology.

Step inside, it’s a wilder ride!

1. The Powerpuff Girls

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Premiere date: April 4, 2016
Where to watch: Cartoon Network

Prepare for some sugar, spice and everything nice as The Powerpuff Girls fly back to our TVs with brand new stories. The crime-fighting super daughters of Professor Utonium are just a phone call away to save the city of Townsville against evil and cross-bred villains like Mojo Jojo, the Amoeba Boys, HIM, Princess Morbucks, the Rowdyruff Boys, and Sedusa. An ultimate favorite among 90s kids, this comeback is one of those things that will make you wonder why it took them so long to do this. But whatever, can we just talk about how awesome that intro is?!?