Ask any millennial what their favorite TV show growing up was, and there’s a good chance the response will be Lizzie McGuire.

Starring Hilary Duff as the lovable tween trying to navigate her life, the show dealt with issues that many pre-teens were going through in a fun way. The show ran for two seasons, although one of the stars, Lalaine, left before the end of the second season to focus on her music career.

There was also The Lizzie McGuire Movie which was released in 2003, giving fans yet another excuse to fall in love with the show.

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In 2019, an official reboot which would air on Disney+ was announced. Fans of the show, who were now grown up, were super excited to see their favorite characters again.

But sadly, only two months after filming started, issues started to arise on the set and the reboot was suddenly canceled. Read on to find out why.

Why Millennials Love ‘Lizzie McGuire’

First airing in 2001, Lizzie McGuire still holds a special place in the heart of millennials around the world. The show, which followed the escapades of tween Lizzie McGuire through junior high school, offered funny moments and relatable content about the experience of growing up.

Now adults, many millennials look back at Lizzie McGuire and feel that it was a guide, of sorts, that helped them get through their pre-teen years.

So you can imagine that when the option for a Lizzie McGuire reboot came up, millennials were 100 per cent behind it.

The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot

The Lizzie McGuire reboot was announced in 2019 after Hilary Duff had been posting a few hints and teasers on social media. Sources report that the reboot was going to feature Lizzie living in New York City in her 30s.

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Duff confirmed that Lizzie was in a happy relationship (with someone who, sadly, wasn’t Gordo!).

The cast had reportedly reunited and filmed two episodes when the show was abruptly canceled, to the horror of excited millennials.

Who Was Going To Star In The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot?

Perhaps the saddest thing about the canceling of the Lizzie McGuire reboot (apart from the spoilers that got everyone so excited before the letdown) is that the show would have featured much of the original cast.

Hilary Duff confirmed on Instagram that the actors who played her original family—Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, and Jake Thomas—had all signed on to play Jo, Sam, and Matt McGuire.

In a press release (via Harper’s Bazaar), Duff also confirmed that Adam Lamberg would be returning to reprise his role as Gordo, Lizzie’s best friend who steals a kiss from her at the end of the 2003 Lizzie McGuire Movie.

“Gordo was an essential piece of the puzzle to what made the original Lizzie McGuire so authentic and beloved," Duff explained in her press release.

"I couldn't imagine the series without him. I can't wait for fans to see what he's up to 15 years later and how he fits into Lizzie's adult world."

The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Was Canceled In 2020

Fans everywhere were devastated when Hilary Duff officially confirmed that the reboot would no longer be going ahead. In a move that triggered the beginning of the end, the show’s original runner, Terri Minsky, left the project just two months after shooting began.

Disney cryptically explained the decision to Variety: “Fans have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and high expectations for a new series. 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."

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Sadly, in December 2020, Duff took to Instagram once again to confirm the worst: "I know the efforts and conversations have been everywhere trying to make a reboot work but, sadly and despite everyone's best efforts, it isn't going to happen.”

Why Was The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Really Canceled?

Online sources suggest that Disney’s intention to “move in a different direction” was in reference to the fact that the company felt the reboot was too “adult” to fit with its family friendly brand.

Hilary Duff seemed to confirm this while responding to the Disney show Love, Victor being moved to Hulu for not being appropriate for Disney. “Sounds familiar,” Duff commented.

Duff then took to Instagram again to call out Disney in a statement that clearly suggested the company had an issue with the reboot’s content not being family friendly enough.

The actress revealed that she would not limit “the realities of a 30-year-old's journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating” and asked Disney to move the show to Hulu.

The 2020 ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reunion

While it looks like a Lizzie McGuire reboot is never going to happen, fans were treated to a pleasant surprise in 2020 when the cast reunited for a virtual table read during lockdown.

They ran through the script of the famous episode where Lizzie wants to get a bra for the first time.

Fans may never know what happened to Lizzie as an adult, but at least we got to see the cast together as adults one last time.

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