Beloved Canadian series “Life with Derek” has a spinoff movie. Premiering in 2005, the original sitcom followed the shenanigans of teenage step-siblings Derek [Michael Seater] and Casey [Ashley Leggat] as they jockeyed for top-dog status in the blended family. “Life with Derek” aired for four seasons, but with TV revivals all the rage these days, it was only a matter of time before the comedy received a reboot entitled “Life with Luca”.
“I was like, ‘Come on, guys. We’ve had 15 years and you are calling me while I am four months pregnant. Of all the timing…’” says Leggat with a laugh. “I was still excited and was like, ‘OK, as long as I have three months after the baby is born, no problem. I’ll make it happen.’ Then, the next phone call they were like, ‘Alright, we are close to the three-month mark, but it’s going to be two months after the baby is born.’ ‘OK. No problem. I can still do that.
“There was a discussion of, ‘Do we have to chill out Derek and Casey because they are now the parents and are supposed to be the responsible ones?’” Seater explains. “But we started talking about shows like ‘Modern Family’ and lots of other sitcoms, where you have adults that are still big and fun. We tried to figure out where those characters can still give you the same energy that they once did, but in these adult roles.
“Often adults, much older than me, would come up to me in grocery stores and say, ‘Thank you so much for making something I can enjoy watching with my kids,’” notes Seater. “Jeff Biederman and Daphne Ballon wrote a show that kids loved, that teens loved, but that was smart enough and had good jokes that parents enjoyed watching, as well.
FFReactivated AshleyLeggat michaelseater I would like 10 seasons of Derek & Casey co-parenting, please & thank you
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