Rumors of a Fringe reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Sunday (September 20) as reports claimed that Fox confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2021.

UPDATE 21/09/2020 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Can you believe it's been 12 years since Fringe first aired?! (12 years, 12 days to be exact.)

Why in the world did Fringe end?

When Fringe came to an end after 5 years in January 2013, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.

Would a Fringe reunion disappoint people?

Fringe aired from 2008-2013 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Torv said she's not sure if Fringe would work today. “I don't want to see old Olivia Dunham,” she told a journalist (Torv turned 42 in June). “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 Fringe movie?

In a recent interview, Jared Harris (who played David Robert Jones between 2008 and 2012) said he can't imagine a Fringe reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”

Co-star Kirk Acevedo (who played FBI Agent Charlie Francis) has also previously explained, “It would be terrible to do something and have it not be good,”. “It was so terrific ... If we did a Fringe movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”

On the subject of whether there could be a Fringe film, Joshua Jackson stated : “I think it's a bit of a case of ‘the book is better than the movie’.”

What about a Fringe reboot?

Recasting Fringe 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 Fringe reunion, a Fringe movie, or a Fringe reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?

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