Jodie Sweetin first heard about a possible "Full House" spinoff eight years ago, but she was at the mercy of the TV gods, whether the beloved sitcom returned.
The TV gods, a.k.a Netflix, finally answered fans prayers when it announced a 13-episode revival called "Fuller House" late Monday night. The new series will star Sweetin alongside her former co-stars Candace Cameron-Bure and Andrea Barber.
"For a really long time, this is something we had hopes for - and I had gotten to a place where I was like, 'You know what? If it happens, it happens.' I had no control over it," Sweetin told Entertainment Weekly. "Now that it's actually happening, it's almost too good to be true."
She and creator Jeff Franklin first started talking about a "Full House" spinoff series around 2008. The 31-year-old actress continued acting off-and-on again after ABC cancelled the show in 1995. She now works at a Los Angeles drug and alcohol treatment center, a job that hits close to home. Sweetin also struggled with drug and alcohol abuse in the early 2000s.
A mother to two daughters, Sweetin said she's "incredibly grateful" for the new series that comes at a point in her life "when things are going so well for me and I have a completely different perspective on things."
Sweetin will reprise her role as Stephanie Tanner, who is now an aspiring musician. She moves into her older sister D.J. Tanner-Fuller's (Cameron-Bure) home after the pregnant, mother of two loses her husband. Stephanie will also have to deal with D.J.'s best friend and her nemesis, Kimmy Gibbler (Barber), who also moves in with her teenage daughter to help out.
"Stephanie has sort of been the wild world traveler, and I'm looking forward to bringing to life Stephanie as she is today and creating a real backstory for her," Sweeting said. "She's a free spirit, and that will be obvious in the character she's become."
John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse on the original series, will serve as a producer and guest star on the Netflix series. No other former cast members have officially signed on, but most are interested in being a part of "Fuller House."
"They made deals with half the cast, but not the other half," Loughlin told Access Hollywood on Tuesday. "I don't have a deal, Dave [Coulier] doesn't have a deal, Bob [Saget], we're all in negotiations. I think we would all like to come back, if the powers that be are fair to all of us."
