And just like that, Peacock’sPunky Brewsterrevival wraps its first season leaving lots of juicy tidbits to discuss.
The elephant in the room, a.k.a.
(Sharon Lawrence) materialized at last, 20 years after she abandoned her young daughter at a supermarket.
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“Why did she abandon Punky?
What was going on in her life?
This is something we really wanted to explore.
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It was such an incredible experience to go through that arc.
Punky felt like she needed to feel ready to go through this and to take her in.
I remember after we shot that moment, I saw crewmembers in tears.
That was so inspiring to me.”
After so many years, where does that leave Punky as she looks ahead forever changed?
“Punky is really coming of age again like Soleil is,” she says emotionally.
“We’re both coming of age again in a sense and rediscovering our Punky and Soleil power.
She had to go through the pain of abandonment.
Which is, I wouldn’t change a single thing about the experience.
I feel very aligned with Punky’s story, we are both survivors.
I lean into her a lot for inspiration.”
Could this bring the former couple to reconcile?
“That’s the big question!
Does he struggle with it?
Trust me, even I want to know!
I hope everyone watches the show so we can do more and find out the answers to these questions.
I’ve spoken to the showrunners and I’ve shared my ideas with them.
I feel like we have enough stories for at least eight seasons so far.”
“I love it,” she says excitedly of Cherie and Lindsey’s engagement.
“Don’t they have such a great dynamic?
I would love to see the wedding happen.
I would love to see also some of our cast from the original come to the celebration.
I have this dream of seeing T.K.
Carter there and Casey Ellison who played Allen.
I want to bring everybody back and see them all be a part of the new show.
It’s really so much fun to dream about the future of Punky.”
Watch all 10-episodes of thePunky Brewsterrevival via Peacock, available in its entirety now.
