'Nurse Jackie' to be 'rebooted' for fifth season
Published Aug 8 2012, 13:01 BST | By Morgan Jeffery
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The Showtime drama - which airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK - stars Sopranos actress Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, a drug-addicted ER nurse.
"I thought Nurse Jackie was really good, and I thought it could be great," said Clyde Phillips, who joined the show as its new showrunner in May.
"I was asked to reboot the show, and that's a challenge I willingly and happily accept," he told Deadline.
Nurse Jackie is expected to undergo cast changes for its new run, which Phillips has said will focus on "consequences".
"The newly sober Nurse Jackie character [will be] facing the consequences of what she has done to herself and others," he hinted.
A fifth season of Nurse Jackie will begin filming in late 2012 for broadcast in 2013.
> Edie Falco: 'Nurse Jackie drug use isn't funny'
Watch a promo for the return of Nurse Jackie below:
Rebooted? What does he mean by that? WTF, "Nurse Jackie" is fantastic as it is and I most likely will not watch it again if they get rid of all of these awesome characters and Jackie's ongoing journey in sobriety. I like Zoey, Eddie, Gloria, Sam, Thor, God, O'Hara. DO NOT GET RID OF THEM!!!!
.I'm looking forward to Season 5, but if this dude is thinking of totally "rebooting" the show as a whole...no!
August 29th 2012 at 6:42pm
WHAT?? WHYYYY?? Leave it alone, please. It's fantastic the way it is.
August 8th 2012 at 10:23pm(+1 like)
Also, please do not get rid of O'Hara. Or Thor. In fact, the only person I don't mind not being in it is Eddie.
August 8th 2012 at 7:21pm(+1 like)
If there's to be a reboot, i can certainly continue watching after the possible exits of Eddie, Kevin and Sam but NOT Akalitus or Zoey. Pleeeeease do not axe Anna or Merritt.
August 8th 2012 at 7:12pm(+1 like)
not gonna watch it if falco aint in it.
August 8th 2012 at 5:37pm(+1 like)