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Tv viewers are about to be blasted by a household from the previous.
Showing on The Tucker Carlson Present lately, Willie Robertson confirmed he and his family members are “getting again in manufacturing” on a brand new collection, which he described as “the subsequent technology of Duck Dynasty.”
Sure, of us. It’s a Duck Dynasty reboot!
“My youngsters are older,” Willie mentioned on this podcast.
“Nicely, 2017 to 2024… quite a bit’s occurred. The solid has grown up. So yeah, again with A&E, we met, they usually mentioned, ‘Hey, are you guys curious about kinda redoing the present?’ And it felt just like the time was proper… met with the household, prayed about it, and mentioned, ‘Yeah, I feel so.’ The youngsters had been excited.”
Followers had been thrilled when Willie introduced the information, and now the brand new collection — titled Duck Dynasty: The Revival — has been confirmed by A&E.
“The Robertsons earned a seat in properties throughout the nation with their distinctive model of down-home practicality, Southern attraction 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 stay up for reuniting with the Robertsons on the revival.”
The brand new collection 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 can 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 collection 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 couple of days in the past, Willie famous that it was “quite a bit” 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:
“If you speak to folks, they usually inform you how a lot that meant to them… I can’t inform you 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 snigger at collectively.”
A known Donald Trump supporter, Robertson didn’t go into specifics on the podcast in regard to who can be concerned with the brand new collection, though he instructed his household would be the focus.
Robertson is married to Korie, and the couple share six youngsters: 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.
