Everything We Know About a Possible ‘Seinfeld’ Reunion
Could a controversial ending to one of the most beloved television sitcoms of all time be getting a do-over? That’s what some fans are hoping, after Jerry Seinfeld took the stage in Boston over the weekend, hinting at a possible Seinfeld reunion.
What did Jerry Seinfeld say about the possibility of a reunion?
The 69-year-old comedian was onstage at the Boch Center Wang Theatre when an audience member shouted out, asking him if he “liked” the ending of the series, which he starred in and created alongside Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
“Did I like what? The ending of the show?” Seinfeld asked. “Well, I have a little secret for you about the ending, but I can’t really tell it, because it is a secret. Here’s what I’ll tell you, OK? But you can’t tell anyone.”
“Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending,” he continued. “It hasn’t happened yet,” he added, to cheers from the audience. “And just what you are thinking about, Larry and I have also been thinking about. So, you’ll see.”
The two-part series finale famously ended with all four central characters sitting in a jail cell, after they had been convicted of criminal indifference for mocking a robbery victim. During the trial, a cast of colorful characters whom they had wronged over the course of nine seasons provided witness testimony to their habitually unrepentant behavior.
Approximately 76 million viewers tuned in for the two-part finale, which was received with widespread backlash.
Has Seinfeld ever reunited before?
Though Seinfeld has never officially reunited, the cast—including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards—took part in a fictional reunion in the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In. 2014, Seinfeld likewise appeared in character alongside Alexander and Wayne Knight (who played Newman) in a Super Bowl halftime TV spot promoting his web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. At the time, Seinfeld seemed to indicate that the accompanying short webisode would be the last time the cast reunited.
“I do kind of feel like [I’ve gotten it out of my system], I must say,” he said, via Buzzfeed. “I think the timing was good. The opportunity was unique—to be on the Super Bowl is not something that we’re ever going to surpass. So I may be wrong, but I have a feeling you’ve seen the final coda on that very unique experience.”
However, in 2018, Seinfeld had changed his tune yet again. Amid revivals and reboots of popular series such as Roseanne (now, The Conners), Will & Grace, and Fuller House; he told Ellen Degeneres that it was “possible” Seinfeld may too make a comeback.
Some five years later, and it sounds as though that comeback may be closer than ever to coming to fruition. Suffice to say, fans will be waiting on bated breath for additional updates. In the meantime, you can still stream the series original 180-episode run on Netflix.
