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‘Parks and Rec’ Star Down for Reboot—Even if It’s ‘Terrible’

Other members of the show’s cast have also expressed interest in reuniting.

Parks and Rec star Aziz Ansari said that he would be so excited to reprise his character for a reboot that he’d do it even “if it’s terrible,” according to Entertainment Weekly. Aziz, 42, was at the Toronto International Film Festival promoting his directorial debut Good Fortune when he said he’d happily play Tom Haverford again. “I would love to spend time with anybody from Parks—even if the show was terrible, and we just got a decent-enough check, but we got to spend time together,” he said. His Parks co-star Adam Scott told EW in July that Ansari’s character and Jim O’Heir’s character Jerry were the ideal protagonists if the series was ever revisited. “Oh man, if I get to spend time with Jim, I would love to do it,” Ansari said, “I love those people so much.” In 2020, however, co-creator Mike Schur revealed no plans were in the works because “I don’t see why,” adding, “Amy [Poehler] and I and the whole crew had the same feeling, which was: That show had a very specific point to make, and we felt like we made the point, and then we ended the show and we moved on.” That hasn’t quelled the enthusiasm to return for some of its stars. Poehler, the central protagonist of the original series, said in 2022, “Anytime anybody gives me the word, and I’m down.” Rashida Jones said in February that she’s “ready any time” for a revival.