That '90s Show Gives Update on Eric, Hinting That Topher Grace May Not Return Anytime Soon 

Warning: The following contains spoilers from That ’90s Show Part 3 Episode 7.

It looks like Topher Grace won’t be returning to the Formans’ basement anytime soon.

Grace, who played Eric Forman in That 70s showmade his own That show from the 90s debuts in the January 2023 premiere, but his character is unlikely to return.

In the series premiere, Eric left his daughter Leia (Callie Haverda) at his parents Red and Kitty’s house in Point Place, Wisconsin for her summer vacation in 1996. At the time, Eric was employed as an adjunct professor in Chicago, where he taught a course about religion Star Wars. Donna (Laura Prepron) reveals to her and Eric’s daughter that he has been offered a job that will change his life.

“He’s on his way to Skywalker Ranch to follow George Lucas and write a book about making a new one Star Wars movies,” Donna says in the seventh episode of part 3. “It happened very quickly. He took the call, packed his bag, and said goodbye to me at the Wookiee.”

As Donna tells Leia, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp), she suggests traveling between Chicago, where she works, California, Eric’s new home, and Point Place, where she suggests Leia move full-time for school. year.

Given Donna’s plans to travel the country and see Eric, it seems unlikely that Grace, 46, will appear again in the new series.

Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman, Topher Grace as Eric Forman, Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman, Callie Haverda as Leia Forman in the series premiere of “That ’90s Show.” Patrick Wymore/Netflix Filming ‘That ’90s Show’ with Ashton Kutcher made Mila Kunis more nervous ‘than anything else in my career’

Grace joined original cast members Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher in the show’s premiere episode, but the three have yet to return to the Forman residence. In addition, Wilmer Valderrama, who reprized Fez in the first season, has also yet to return to the series.

Valderrama, 44, told PEOPLE exclusively in June that he doesn’t have enough time in his busy schedule to return That show from the 90s. “We are looking for 20 episodes per season [on NCIS]but at the same time, these are children’s jobs,” he added, speaking of Fr That show from the 90s newcomers.

Meanwhile, in an April interview with Entertainment Tonight, Kunis, 41, confirmed that she and Kutcher are not returning to the series.

“I mean, we did our thing, and I think they portrayed the son well, like it was our son on the show and it was, you know, [enough]Kunis said.

Laura Prepon as Donna in “That ’90s Show” Season 2, Episode 1.

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Recently, in early July, after the second installment was scrapped, showrunner Gregg Mettler told TVLine that they “always hope to get everyone back,” but noted that’s not always feasible.

“When you get down to the nitty-gritty of it all, it’s about scheduling…I will be grateful to the end of eternity for the contributions of the members of the legacy That 70s show in the 1st part. Their return was a blessing, and they presented themselves in a wonderful way.”

He continued: “Now we’re focusing on our characters and weaving them together That 70s show People are the recipe that works for us.”

Ilmer Valderrama, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Topher Grace, Laura Prepon. Center L-R: Don Stark, Tanya Roberts, Mila Kunis, Lisa Robin Kelly, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith.

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1st and 2nd season That show from the 90s are available to stream on Netflix.

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