We're Still Girlfriends!

Reboot of Girlfriends in the works. The sitcom premiered 20 years ago.

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The UPN sitcom featuring Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, Persia White, Golden Brooks and Reggie Hayes celebrates 20 years.

Back in 2000, UPN premiered Girlfriends. It was an American sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000 and lasted for eight seasons. It carried on when The WB and UPN merged to become The CW Network.

The show followed four friends who shared life's tests and triumphs together. Through dating and divorce and raising children, the characters Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their different backgrounds, learning about true friendship in the process.

The show gave way to another series which aired shortly after. The Game which featured Tia Mowry-Hardrict premiered as a a backdoor pilot on Girlfriends.

Mara Brock Akil, the creator of Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, The Game and Black Lightning has been a key figure in writing some critically acclaimed programs.

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The Girlfriends back in the day getting their civic engagement on…. supporting Kerry for President in super low rise jeans with little muffin tops because the 2000s — you know, simpler times 😂😂 who’s ready for Girlfriends on @netflix? Start streaming at midnight!

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Tracee Ellis Ross, the show lead gathered her former castmates for a reunion and announcement.

Netflix is picking up the show and its starts streaming along with six other sitcoms.

Girlfriends, Moesha, The Game, Half & Half, Sister, Sister, The Parkers and One on One are now streaming on Netflix.

Mara Brock Akil created Girlfriends and it premiered on September 11, 2000.

Most of these shows were on UPN back in the mid to late 1990s before the merger. Sister, Sister was originally on ABC before it moved to the WB Network.

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