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Rachel Bloom

Newsweek US

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September 16, 2022

REBOOTS HAVE BECOME SO POPULAR THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME before there needed to be a show about a reboot poking fun at the very idea of a reboot.

- H. Alan Scott

Rachel Bloom

Enter Reboot (Hulu, September 20), which follows the cast of a popular family sitcom brought back together for a darker take on the original series. "I think the title is great because it's not only a reboot of a show, but people are wanting a reboot of their lives," says Rachel Bloom, who plays Hannah, the series' showrunner. "What's interesting about my character is that she grew up watching the show and is coming at it from both a nostalgia place, but also then wants to, as she says, f*ck with it. She wants to do something dark." As for where Bloom stands on reboots. "I'm kind of with Hannah. What was the thesis statement of the previous show? Has the world changed where that thes

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