'Full House' Reunion Show Coming to Netflix: John Stamos Confirms [VIDEO]

By Staff Reporter - 21 Apr '15 07:29AM
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The 90's sitcom favorite "Full House" has been resurrected on Netflix, John Stamos said Monday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

"It's a labor of love, and we've been literally trying for years to do it right, and I think we finally got it perfect," Stamos told Kimmel.

The online streaming service has ordered 13 episodes that will star Candace Cameron-Bure as DJ Tanner, Jodie Sweetin as her sister Stephanie and Andrea Barber as DJ's best friend Kimmy Gibbler.

"Full House," which aired from 1987 to 1995 on ABC, will return on Netflix for 13 episodes. After a reunion show, the Netflix run - called "Fuller House" - will focus on the grown-up adventures of D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure), sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and pal Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber), who all shack up together in the house D.J. and Steph grew up in.

Watch John Stamos make the announcement in the video below:

John Stamos will be a producer and will guest-star. However, there has been no confirmation yet as to whether original cast members; Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will also do guest shots.

The original series ran for eight seasons and almost 200 episodes on US broadcast network ABC in the 1980s and 1990s. It follows the story of a widowed father living in San Francisco, his best friend and brother in-law as they raise a family of three daughters.

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