'Will & Grace' Revival Apparently a Go

Actor Leslie Jordan, who co-starred in NBC's Will & Grace, said in a recent interview that the network has finalized a deal to produce 10 new episodes of the series. The news has not been confirmed by NBC, the show's producers, or any of its principal stars. Earlier rumors, however, had suggested that a revival was in the works.

The early-2000s sitcom gained some buzz just before the presidential election when a short, election-themed reunion scene was filmed and went viral online. After the positive reaction, the show's producers were reportedly pushing the idea of a revival, and the series' stars, including Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally all seemed to be open to the idea.

Jordan told radio station KPBS that NBC has ordered 10 episodes of a series revival and intends to air it beginning in the fall 2017 season. If that's the case, it runs counter to comments by Messing, who told The Hollywood Reporter that "I don't believe we would ever come back to network [TV] again."

Messing's most recent series, The Mysteries of Laura, was cancelled by NBC in the spring. McCormack currently stars in the Netflix original series Travelers. Hayes' most recent network stint was on CBS' now-defunct The Millers, and Mullally has been most active in guest-starring roles on various series.