Patrick Fugit Set to Star in THIRTYSOMETHING Sequel Pilot at ABC

Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous, Gone Girl) has signed on to star in the sequel series, Thirtysomething(else) at ABC. He will star opposite Odette Annable (Supergirl) and Chris Wood (Supergirl), as a grown-up Ethan Weston from the original 1987-91 drama series Thirtysomething, created by Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick.

Herskovitz and Zwick are coming back to write the new series, with Zwick directing, and Deadline reports the following series and character descriptions:

Thirtysomething(else) will follow an ensemble of new faces playing the grown-up children of the original cast, the new generation of thirtysomethings. They are being joined by returning original cast members Ken Olin (Michael Steadman), Mel Harris (Hope Murdoch), Timothy Busfield (Elliot Weston) and Patty Wettig (Nancy Weston), reprising their characters in supporting roles.

Fugit will play Ethan Weston, the son of Nancy (Wettig) and Elliot (Busfield). He’s a brilliant musician who refuses to compromise his artistic principles in order to succeed. He’s also a recovering drug addict with a lifelong history of depression, and has now had a baby with his current girlfriend, Kat. Ethan is not parent material–nor is Kat–and they often leave the baby with his parents when they go off to play gigs. But he is ferociously determined to stay sober, and takes offense when his mother accuses him of using again. Unfortunately, it’s not clear whether or not he’s telling the truth.

I never watched the original series, as I was too young to be its target audience when it originally aired, but I love a good anthology series like this, so I’d love to check out it out before this one comes out. While I’m sure it’s a little dated, it might also be cool to see how it was to be a parent 30 years ago. I’m interested in how this series will turn out. How about you?