Romy and Michele Are Back: 90s Icons Reunite for Sequel After Nearly 30 Years

It’s not a high school reunion—it’s a full-blown movie comeback. Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino have stepped back into those iconic pastel business suits, and the first on-set photos confirm that a Romy&Michele’s High School Reunion sequel is officially in the works.

The original 1997 film became an instant cult classic, largely because it nailed something movies rarely get right: the specific comedy of female friendship, reinvention, and the mortifying terror of facing your past. Nearly three decades later, Kudrow and Sorvino are returning to reprise their roles, and from what we’re seeing on set, the filmmakers aren’t taking shortcuts. The actresses were spotted filming with a classic Jaguar—the same car that carried Romy and Michele to their legendary 10th high school reunion in the original film. That’s the kind of detail that suggests the creators understand what made the first movie tick.

The sequel is bringing back serious firepower from the original cast too. Alan Cumming, who had a major role in the 1997 film, is returning, alongside new additions like Keegan-Michael Key. And we’re getting the full reunion experience: Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Julia Campbell, who all appeared in the original, are signed on as well.

Here’s what’s wild: Kudrow and Sorvino genuinely look like they haven’t aged a day for these shoots. Whether that’s movie magic, genetics, or just the power of stepping back into a beloved character, it’s working. There’s something oddly perfect about a Romy&Michele sequel in 2026—a time when we’re collectively mining the 90s for comfort, nostalgia, and proof that friendship can be the real plot twist.

The question now isn’t whether this sequel will work. It’s whether it can capture that lightning-in-a-bottle feeling that made the original so memorable. If the care taken with these early shoots is any indication, the filmmakers might actually pull it off.