A ‘Bewitched’ Reboot Is on the Way! But Will It Have the Magic To Go to Series?

More than 60 years after Bewitched first conjured its way into American living rooms, Samantha Stephens may be twitching her nose again—this time for a brand-new generation in a Bewitched reboot. On November 3, 2025, Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment announced that an hour-long reimagining is officially in development, marking the most substantial attempt in years to bring the iconic witch-meets-mortal sitcom back to primetime. And there have been, it should be noted, quite a few efforts in recent years to do so.

The new project is being shepherded by writer-producer Judalina Neira, who is under an overall deal with Sony TV through her production company, Famous Last Words Productions. She’s joined by executive producer Doug Robinson and Lauren Moffat via Robinson’s Sony-based banner.

Early reporting emphasizes that this is not a traditional multi-camera sitcom reboot in the style of the Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York original. Instead, the creative team is exploring a contemporary, character-driven hour-long drama with comedic elements (better known as a “dramedy”). described as being heartfelt, cinematic and more in line with modern reimaginings like Bel-Air. Creative details remain under wraps, and no casting or production timeline has been announced, but this marks the most serious push to revive the franchise in years.

If the project moves forward, it would mark the first major rebooting of the property since the original ABC series finished its 1964-1972 run—and the first live-action series to center on the Stephens family since the short-lived 1977 spinoff Tabitha. What’s strange is that despite the original show’s enduring popularity, Bewitched has proven surprisingly resistant to reinvention. Over the past 15 years, several high-profile reboots and continuations have risen—and vanished—before ever going before the camera.

The CBS script (2011)

The first significant revival effort in recent years surfaced in 2011 at CBS. Sony partnered with producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher—who had recently produced the disastrous 2005 Bewitched film starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell—and hired screenwriter Marc Lawrence to script a pilot. The intent was to blend the original show’s warmth with a contemporary romantic edge. Despite early industry buzz, the project never made it past the script stage and CBS ultimately passed.

NBC tries a legacy sequel (2014)

NBC followed in 2014 with a concept positioned as a continuation rather than a reboot. This version focused on Samantha and Darrin’s granddaughter navigating young adulthood with magical abilities she wasn’t sure she wanted. Sony sold NBC a pilot script, and the network’s initial enthusiasm generated trade-paper attention, but no pilot was ordered and the attempt quietly dissolved during development.

Kenya Barris brings a bold modern twist (2018)

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Perhaps the most ambitious take came in 2018, when ABC teamed with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and writer Yamara Taylor for a socially conscious reimagining. Their pitch centered on an interracial marriage and used Samantha’s witchcraft as a metaphor for power, privilege and assimilation. ABC moved the project into active development and later rolled it into the next season’s slate, but it never resurfaced. When Barris left for Netflix shortly afterward, the reboot stalled entirely.

Animated Tabitha (2023)

In 2023, Sony Pictures Television Kids announced plans for an animated series centered on a teenage Tabitha Stephens. The series was described as a coming-of-age, magic-school-style reintroduction of Bewitched mythology for younger audiences. Since the original 2023 announcement, however, there have been no public updates, no platform attached and no new development milestones reported. Its current status remains unknown.

There’s still magic out there

More than half a century after Elizabeth Montgomery first twitched her nose, Bewitched remains a property Hollywood refuses to abandon, and perhaps that’s fitting. The original series, created by Sol Saks and starring Montgomery and Dick York (later Dick Sargent), has never truly faded. It continues to air, stream and circulate in pop-culture memory with surprising vitality. Its blend of whimsy, domestic comedy and gentle social commentary remains difficult to duplicate, which may explain why so many attempts have faltered.

The question now is whether the new Fox/Sony reimagining will finally break the franchise’s long drought or become the next enchanting idea to vanish in a puff of smoke (oh, wait, that’s I Dream of Jeannie).