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It was what dreams are made of, until is wasn’t. Hilary Duff broke the news to Lizzie McGuire fans today that the reboot of her wildly popular Disney show of the early aughts is officially not moving forward. In a message posted on her Instagram today, Duff revealed that the Disney+ series was canceled before it even premiered on the streaming platform.
“I’ve been so honored to have the character of Lizzie in my life,” she began. “She has made such a lasting impact on many, including myself. To see the fans’ loyalty and love for her, to this day, means so much to me. 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.
“I want any reboot of Lizzie to be honest and authentic to who Lizzie would be today. It’s what the character deserves,” Duff continued. “We can all take a moment to mourn the amazing woman she would have been and the adventures we would have taken with her. I’m very sad, but I promise everyone tried their best and the stars just didn’t align. Hey now, this is what 2020s made of.”
Duff’s statement comes about a year after the Lizzie McGuire revival project was first announced. While fans were thrilled that one of their favorite childhood series was coming back to life, the show ran into problems earlier this year when creator Terri Minsky abruptly left and production was placed on hiatus. “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.”
Not long after Minsky’s exit, Duff hinted that the series had been put on pause because Disney+ didn’t approve of its adult themes or content. The Lizzie McGuire reboot was set to feature a 30-year-old Lizzie “navigating the ups and downs of adulthood.” Just days later, Duff publicly requested that the series be moved from Disney+ to the Disney-owned Hulu, like the company had done with the series Love, Victor, which was not “family-friendly” enough for Disney+.
“I’d be doing a disservice to everyone by limiting the realities of a 30 year old’s journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating,” Duff wrote on Instagram at the time. “It’s important to me that just as her experiences as a preteen/teenager navigating life were authentic, her next chapters are equally as real and relatable. It would be a dream if Disney would let us move the show to Hulu, if they were interested, and I could bring this beloved character to life again.”
