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Tv viewers are about to be blasted by a household from the previous.
Showing on The Tucker Carlson Present just lately, Willie Robertson confirmed he and his family members are “getting again in manufacturing” on a brand new sequence, which he described as “the following era of Duck Dynasty.”
Sure, people. It’s a Duck Dynasty reboot!
“My children are older,” Willie mentioned on this podcast.
“Effectively, 2017 to 2024… lots’s occurred. The solid has grown up. So yeah, again with A&E, we met, they usually mentioned, ‘Hey, are you guys fascinated with kinda redoing the present?’ And it felt just like the time was proper… met with the household, prayed about it, and mentioned, ‘Yeah, I believe so.’ The children had been excited.”
Followers had been thrilled when Willie introduced the information, and now the brand new sequence — titled Duck Dynasty: The Revival — has been confirmed by A&E.
“The Robertsons earned a seat in houses throughout the nation with their distinctive model of down-home practicality, Southern allure and relatable humor,” mentioned Elaine Frontain Bryant, govt VP and head of programming for A&E and Lifetime (through The Hollywood Reporter).
“Duck Dynasty performed an enormous a part of the success of A&E for a few years, and we look ahead to reuniting with the Robertsons on the revival.”
The brand new sequence will reportedly deal with Willie and Korie Robertson “and their prolonged households.” There’s no phrase but on whether or not Phil Robertson, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, will seem on the present.
A&E has ordered two ten-episode seasons of The Revival, the primary of which is able to debut in the summertime of 2025.
Duck Dynasty premiered on A&E on March 21, 2012, and ran for 11 seasons, concluding its run on April 5, 2017.
The sequence centered on the Robertson household and their West Monroe, Louisiana enterprise, Duck Commander, which makes merchandise for duck hunters.
A big hit, Duck Dynasty led to quite a few spinoffs, together with Jep & Jessica: Rising the Dynasty and Going Si-Ral. After the ultimate season of Duck Dynasty, two extra spinoffs adopted, Within the Woods with Phil and Duck Household Treasure.
Whereas reflecting on the 11-season run of the unique program a number of days in the past, Willie famous that it was “lots” of labor, however mentioned that assembly followers all through the years has made the time they put into the present properly value it.
He instructed Carlson:
“Once you speak to individuals, they usually let you know how a lot that meant to them… I can’t let you know what number of people who find themselves like, ‘Me and my dad used to observe collectively’ or ‘My mother handed away, and it was the one factor we might snicker at collectively.”
A known Donald Trump supporter, Robertson didn’t go into specifics on the podcast in regard to who might be concerned with the brand new sequence, though he recommended his household would be the focus.
Robertson is married to Korie, and the couple share six children: John Luke, Sadie, Will, Rowdy, Bella, and Rebecca.
Willie serves as CEO of Duck Commander, which he took from a household enterprise to a multimillion-dollar empire.
