The Partridge Family is coming back in the form of a reboot! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sony Pictures Television – Kids will be giving the musical family from the 1970s an animated look, and that’s not all. The series will focus on a Black family in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. Operating a food truck, the family travels throughout the five boroughs in New York and “serve up treats and tunes.” The original series had a similar premise, only it followed the family embarking on a tour across the country, with most episodes after the first season taking place in the family’s hometown.
The original series ran for four seasons on ABC and starred Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce, Suzanne Crough, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Dave Madden, Brian Forster, and Rick Segall. Eight albums came from the Partridge Family, with five compilation albums and a holiday album. The most recent compilation came out in 2005, celebrating The Very Best of …