One Tree Hill is on its way back!
A reboot of the popular series is in the early stages of development, following the end of the original series twelve years ago, PEOPLE can confirm.
Original stars Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton are expected to reprise their roles in the reboot as Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer, and will also executive produce the project with former costar Danneel Ackles (who played Shannon McBain in the original series), per Diversity.
Bush and Burton, both 42, both announced the reboot on Instagram on Friday, Aug. 30, calling it an opportunity to “reclaim our territory” and “treat the fans.”
“What if you could really come home?” The actresses wrote in a joint message in separate posts. “If there’s an opportunity to team up with brilliant creatives and build a space where all our friends can showcase their talents? Own our history? Take back our turf? Treat our fans? Sign us up.”
On August 30, Sophia Bush shared a photo of herself with former One Tree Hill cast members on Instagram.
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The couple then spoke One Tree Hill fans, writing: “There is only one Tree Hill after all. And you — #OTHfam — showed us that it’s not just an idea. It is truly a place where “everything is better and everything is safe”.
Along with the message, Bush and Burton shared a seemingly recent photo of the pair posing with Ackles, 45, and Bevin Prince (who also starred in the original series as Bevin Mirskey), with the trio as the group hugged indoors.
Behind them was a wall covered in flyers with ‘Tree Hill’s Local Showcase’ and ‘Ravens Cheerleader Tryouts’ written on some of the posters, referring to One Tree Hill School, indicating the possibility that a reboot scene was being filmed.
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The cast of One Tree Hill during Season 3 of the show.
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Bush also posted a gif of her character Brooke smiling and shrugging on her Instagram page with the caption: “Why? Because I love you.”
Burton, meanwhile, posted a gif of her character Peyton on her page with the caption: “I guess I’m just a puzzle, shrouded in mystery, inside a b—–.”
One Tree Hill premiered on September 23, 2003. The hit CW original series followed half-brothers Lucas Scott (played by Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) and their friends as they navigated their lives growing up in the fictional town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
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According to DiversityWarner Bros. Television, which produced the original series of the series, is returning to produce the reboot. The rebooted series is also expected to air on Netflix, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Additional executive producers Becky Hartman Edwards and Ackles’ husband, Jensen Ackles, will also work on the project, according to the release.
Representatives for Bush, Burton and Ackles, WBTV and Netflix did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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