Bethany Joy Lenz and James Lafferty are reacting to the recently announced One Tree Hill revival series!
Fans fell in love with Bethany, 43 and James, 39, when they played supercouple Haley and Nathan in the fan-favorite series, which ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012.
Last month it was announced that a sequel series is currently in the works at Netflix with Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton attached to reprise their roles and will serve as executive producers.
In new interviews, Bethany and James reacted to the project and revealed if they would return for the new series.
Keep reading to find out more…“I am absolutely open to being a part of a revisiting to Tree Hill. But as far as this particular one, I don’t know. It’s so early,” Bethany told Variety. “I don’t know if it’s in pilot. I don’t know if it’s in series. I don’t know where it’s at.”
Although Bethany finds it “sweet” that fans want her back as Haley, she isn’t sure if the original group will work in the new series.
“I don’t know. What I get out of people wanting to see Nathan and Haley is that the show meant so much to people,” Bethany explained. “The characters meant so much to people. They feel so connected to their experience of us, it’s almost like we were friends they grew up with. They’re championing their friends and I just love that. It’s worth its weight in gold.”
As for James, he told Variety that’s currently putting all his focus into the show he and fellow One Tree Hill co-star Stephan Colletti co-created.
“Personally, I’m blown away by the fans that make a conversation like this even possible,” James said. “Professionally, I’m completely focused on finding Everyone is Doing Great season 2 the right home. Until then, consider me grateful for this moment and cheering everyone on!”
He then went on to share his gratitude for fans continuing to embrace the show after all these years.
“It’s been a defining aspect of my life to have contributed to the portrayal,” James said. “I will always embrace having had that experience, and it will always be an honor to know that people care.”
Find out what Hilarie recently teased about the upcoming series!
