Miranda Cosgrove doesn’t want iCarly fans to give up hope after the show’s shocking cancellation. The actress, 31, said she was still hoping to make an iCarly movie in the near future, telling Variety on Wednesday, July 3, “I’m pretty sure it’s gonna happen. So I’m excited, and I’d love to get to wrap up the story.”
Cosgrove didn’t provide any more details, but fans have already shown their support on social media. The exciting news comes one year after Paramount+ chose not to renew the revival series for another season.
iCarly originally aired on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2012 and helped skyrocket Cosgrove, Nathan Kress, Jennette McCurdy, and Jerry Trainor to fame. The series focused on a teenager named Carly (Cosgrove) who created and hosted her own web show with help from her best friends.
The show was such a success that two spinoffs were later created. Sam & Cat aired from 2013 to 2014 and followed McCurdy’s character, Sam, in a crossover project alongside Cat from Victorious, played by Ariana Grande. The second show featured Noah Munck‘s character, Gibby, in a self-titled sitcom that followed him as he worked at a recreation center as a mentor to middle school students. A pilot was filmed but never aired, and the series was never picked up.
iCarly was revived by Paramount+ in 2021. Set nearly a decade after the events of the original series, the new show followed Carly as she restarted her web show alongside roommate Harper (Laci Mosley) and Freddie.
Fans were surprised by the way the new iCarly finally committed to Freddie and Carly’s romance after hinting at their feelings in the OG series. After two seasons of buildup, Freddie and Carly started dating and almost got married in what eventually became the series finale.
Paramount+ subsequently canceled iCarly three months after season 3 ended. “iCarly will not be returning for a fourth season on Paramount+. The series had a great three-season run and delivered on what fans really wanted to see with Carly and Freddie finally getting together,” a spokesperson for the streaming service told Us Weekly in a statement in October 2023. “We want to thank the entire cast, the writers, directors and producers along with the whole crew for their dedication, creativity and talent.”
The final episode ended on a shocking note after Carly’s mother — who had never been seen on the series — made an off-camera appearance. Paramount+’s official X account even took a poll after the episode, asking which actress fans would like to see cast in the coveted role.
Members of iCarly‘s nation were devastated when the Paramount+ revival was cancelled after three seasons, ending on the mother of all cliffhangers, but according to the show’s titular vlogger, there’s still hope for a proper conclusion.
In fact, Miranda Cosgrove is “pretty sure” that the cast will reunite for a movie to tie up loose ends. “I’m excited, and I’d love to get to wrap up the story,” she tells our sister publication Variety.
This echoes the actress’ recent comments on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where she told the host that “there’s a good chance” fans will get the wrap-up movie for which they’ve been clamoring.
The show’s third season finale, which became its series finale after Paramount+ opted not to order a fourth season, ended with a pair of developments that beg to be resolved. Not only did Carly and Freddie decide to tie the knot after Mrs. Benson and Lewbert ditched their own ceremony for a low-key Vegas elopement, but the big #Creddie wedding also had an uninvited guest — Carly and Spencer’s estranged mother!
A continuation of the same-titled Nickelodeon series (2007–2012), iCarly starred Miranda Cosgrove as influencer Carly Shay, Jerry Trainor as Carly’s brother Spencer, Nathan Kress as Carly’s producer-turned-boyfriend Freddie, Laci Mosley as Carly’s roommate Harper, and Jaidyn Triplett as Freddie’s daughter Millicent.
Are you glad to hear that iCarly will (probably) get the proper ending it deserves? And which actress would you like to see play Carly and Spencer’s mother? Drop a comment with your thoughts and casting suggestions below.
Source: Variety, Us Weekly
