‘Brady Bunch' Star Says a Remake Could Happen Because ‘The Six of Us Are Still Alive'
The Brady Bunch was one of the most beloved television shows of the 1970s, but could it get a remake in the 21st century? Original series star Eve Plumb gave a cheeky answer in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. While promoting her memoir, Happiness Included. Plumb, 68, was asked if she could see a remake of The Brady Bunch in today's day and age, and if so, who would she like to see cast.
"Well, you know, the six of us are still alive, so we better get on it," she said.
Plumb played middle child Jan Brady on the ABCsitcom from 1969 to 1974 opposite fellow child stars Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, and Susan Olsen.
In the new interview, Plumb noted that the show has never been off the air in over 50 years and continues to draw viewers in via cable and streaming services.
"I think it is the family dynamic, the sibling dynamic, having a house with a revolving door," she said of the show's legacy. "It's never been off the air. So, it's comfort food. It's there. It's something you can turn on and it's familiar and nice bright colors and so it's comforting."
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Eve Plumb only missed one 'Brady Bunch' reunion
While The Brady Bunch has never been off the air, at least one original cast member was missing in almost every reunion since the original series wrapped. Plumb was the first when she skipped the 1976 TV special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and was replaced by "fake Jan," Geri Reischl.
During an appearance onCBS Mornings in April 2026, Plumb noted, "The only Brady reunion I didn't do was the variety show. But every other Brady TV movie I've done. I have always spoken highly of it. It's put me where I am today."
In the early 1980s, Plumb and all of the original stars appeared in the TV reunion movie The Brady Girls Get Married, which led to The Brady Brides spinoff. In 1988, Olsen skipped the highly rated holiday movie A Very Brady Christmas, while McCormick bowed out of the short-lived The Bradys drama series in the 1990s. By the time all six Brady Bunch siblings reunited for the HBTV series A Very Brady Renovation, their beloved TV parents (Robert Reed, Florence Henderson) had passed away, as had co-star Ann B. Davis.
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A ‘Brady Bunch' revival had reportedly been in the works
In 2024, Olsen, who played the youngest child Cindy Brady, appeared on the Walk Away Campaign podcast and claimed that a proposed Brady Bunch revival with the surviving cast members was scrapped early on due, in part, to her conservative political views.
"I did have the phone call with my [TV] siblings calling me and my agent," Olsen said on the podcast. "Everybody was saying, ‘We're sorry, but they just won't budge. They just will not have you in this.' I was like, ‘Wow, I've been canceled.' A role that I've played for over 50 years, I can't play it now because I'm too dangerous. I was like ‘Well, okay guys, good luck, I hope you can sell it.'"
According to Olsen, the revival, which would have been a modern-day spin on The Brady Bunch complete with new family members, was "dead in the water."
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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM.