Creator Michael Schur has reacted to requests from fans and critics to revive one of his fan-favorite TV comedies. Schur has been responsible for numerous successful sitcoms over the last few decades, including The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, Parks & Recreation, and A Man on the Inside on Netflix led by Ted Danson. One of his mentors, Greg Daniels, has had recent success with The Paper, a spiritual spinoff of The Office that airs on Peacock, and so he was asked whether he would ever do the same for Parks and Recreation. However, Schur has a disappointing update on a possible revival, or even a reunion, for the beloved seven-season sitcom.
Schur explains why he will not revive Parks & Recreation
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Schur was questioned on whether he had any thoughts on how he might “revisit” Parks & Recreation. The series creator was clear in his response.
“No, I did not,” Schur replied, laughing at the notion.
The creator explained that Parks & Recreation is a time capsule when it comes to the political era it represents, and he didn’t think that there was any message that the show didn’t already convey.
“That show had a very specific argument to make about government at a very specific in time, the Obama era,” he said. “We left nothing unsaid.”
It’s unclear if this means that Schur wouldn’t want to have another reunion special between the cast members, so that the show’s stars like Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, and Aziz Ansari can reconnect after they reunited in 2020. In a 30-minute special for the charity Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund, Poehler’s Leslie Knope tries to reconnect with her friends during the pandemic.
That said, many of the Parks & Recreation crew members have been guests on Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast, with Offerman teasing his appearance there in the near future.
