Drake Bell teases potential Drake & Josh reunion with Josh Peck 20 years after the original - but he doesn't want it to be just 'another reboot' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 02:17 EDT, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 02:17 EDT, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments Despite sharing disturbing allegations about suffering abuse at the hands of a dialogue coach as a teenager on Nickelodeon, as seen in the docuseries Quiet On Set , Drake Bell said he's open to take part in a reboot of Drake & Josh.
The actor, now 38, revealed he and his former onscreen brother have in fact 'talked about' a potential follow-up to their old hit teen sitcom, only this time around they would follow a buddy comedy format that takes place 20 years after the original. 'I would love to. We've talked about it,' Bell told The Patriot-News .
'But I also didn't want to do it when everyone was doing the reboots. It's like, "Okay, of course, let's do a reboot because everyone’s doing reboots."' He added, 'If we're going to do something, it should be more special.
Let's hit 'em with a bang, instead of, "oh, another reboot."' Bell went on to suggest one of the ideas he and Peck discussed together, where they play different versions the old Jake and Josh characters. Drake Bell, 37, revealed that he and his former costar Josh Peck 'have talked about' rebooting their old teen sitcom Drake & Josh but this time around do a buddy comedy format that takes place 2.