Starz announces a Party Down limited series revival is in the works

Variety

Starz announced it is "reviving the party" with the development of a six-part Party Down limited series. The beloved comedy lasted only 20 episodes between 2009 and 2010 with an acclaimed cast that included Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, Lizzy Caplan and, in Season 2, Megan Mullally. As Variety points out, the use of "reviving" implies that the original cast will be returning, but Starz didn't officially make any casting announcements. “At the end of 2019, the Party Down cast and producers were all reunited at a retrospective for the show hosted by Vulture. We had such a good time that we wanted to find a way to get the team back together again,” said Rob Thomas, who co-created Party Down with Paul Rudd, Dan Etheridge and John Enbom (who would serve as showrunner). “The cast is so busy these days that finding a window where we can do it may require trigonometry, but we’re determined to make it happen.” Starz president of original programming Christina Davis said of the potential revival: "Before the cast of Party Down became well-known television and movie actors and award winners, they were all wearing the same pink bowties as part of a less than competent team of Los Angeles cater-waiters while chasing their dreams of stardom on the Starz series. Fans have been waiting more than 10 years for this revival to happen and we’re thrilled to be in development with Rob, Paul, Dan and John at the helm.”