Summary
Netflix’sThat ‘90s Showseason 2 has finally been released, with another batch of episodes still to come before the end of 2024. It’s been almost exactly a year and a half sinceThat ‘90s Showseason 1 endedin January 2023, bringing a close to Leia Forman’s first summer in Point Place in 1995. While she lives in Chicago with her parents,That ‘70s Show’s Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti, throughout the year, she’s back in Point Place for thesummer of 1996 throughoutThat ‘90s Showseason 2.
Thecast and characters ofThat ‘90s Showreturn for eight total episodes in the first half of season 2. After the success ofThat ‘90s Showseason 1, theThat ‘70s Showsequel serieswas renewed for an additional 16 episodes, getting closer to the length of the original sitcom’s seasons. Netflix dropped all eight episodes ofThat ‘90s Showpart 2 on June 27 to coincide with the sitcom’s summer vacation setting, but viewers will have to wait a couple of months to see how the rest of the chaos of summer 1996 pans out in part 3.
That ’90s Show Part 3 Releases August 22 On Netflix
New episodes will be released in August 2024
Netflix has confirmedThat ‘90s Showpart 3 will be released on June 17, 2025. All episodes in the next installment will hit the streaming service at 3 a.m. ET on June 23, 2025, at which point the entire story of the summer of 1996 will be available to watch in full. SinceThat ‘90s Showpart 2 ends on a cliffhanger, it may be worth a rewatch of episode 8, “Friends in Low Places,” before part 3 arrives on Netflix in August.
That ’90s Show Recap: 8 Things To Remember Before Season 2
Netflix’s That ’90s Show season 2 is on the way, which means it’s time to reflect on all the big events of the spinoff series' first installment.
Why That ’90s Show Part 3 Was Moved Up Two Months
Part 3 Was Originally Scheduled For October 24
TheThat ’70s Showspinoff’s upcoming episodes were previously set to premiere on October 24, butNetflixhasmovedThat ’90s Showpart 3’s release date up a couple of months. The streamer did not disclose why the episodes were moved up two months. Usually, TV show season premiere dates are delayed, not accelerated.Perhaps Netflix wants to shorten the gap between parts 2 and 3 so as not to lose momentum,or the release schedule wasn’t ideal because of competition. Whatever the case, fans get to see what happens after part 2 two months sooner than originally scheduled.
That ’90s Show Part 3 Has 8 Total Episodes
Eight more episodes will finish the story of the summer of 1996
Like part 2, there will beeight total episodes inThat ‘90s Showpart 3. The next batch of episodes is also expected to maintain the runtime of previous episodes of approximately 30 minutes each. It’s unclear why Netflix chose to splitThat ‘90s Show’s renewed 16 episodes into two parts of eight episodes each, but it seems like they’ll both simply cover the summer of 1996 in Point Place.
It’s unclear why Netflix chose to splitThat ‘90s Show’s renewed 16 episodes into two parts of eight episodes each, but it seems like they’ll both simply cover the summer of 1996 in Point Place.
However, it’s stillpossibleThat ‘90s Showpart 3 could extend past the end of the summerand into the fall. WithThat ‘90s Showpart 3 releasing on August 22, it wouldn’t be surprising if the show ended up seeingLeia return to Point Place for holidayslike Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Part 2 already revealed that she came to visit for spring break prior to the season 2 premiere, so part 3’s eight episodes could explore the rest of the fall 2024 holidays.
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Why Netflix Is Calling The Next Batch Of Episodes That ’90s Show “Part 3”
It isn’t called That ’90s Show season 2, part 2 on Netflix
WhileThat ‘90s Show’s first ten episodes were referred to as season 1, the show’s return is being split into “Part 2” and “Part 3,” with season 1 now retroactively becoming “Part 1.” This seems to be so that the show can split up batches of episodes without having to separate them by similar time frames. Parts 2 and 3 seemingly cover the same length of time (summer of 1996) as Part 1 (summer of 1995), socalling it “season 3” may have confused audiences into believing that it would cover the summer of 1997.
Despite the confusion, That ‘90s Show season 2, part 2 andThat ‘90s Show“Part 3” are referring to the same batch of episodes, with the latter being Netflix’s official identifier.
Netflix’s TV showThe Ranchseparated its four seasons into eight individual parts, and it seemsThat ‘90s Showis taking a similar route. Additionally,That ‘70s Show’s confusing timelineled to plenty of continuity errors between seasons, soThat ‘90s Showmay be avoiding that by maintaining a linear timeline but without a consistent gap between “parts.” Despite the confusion,That ‘90s Showseason 2, part 2 andThat ‘90s Show“Part 3” are referring to the same batch of episodes, with the latter being Netflix’s official identifier.
That ’90s Show
Cast
That ’70s Show returns set two decades later with That ’90s Show, acting as a sequel but bringing back old cast favorites. Led by Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) Forman, the new cast arrives as the next generation, with the daughter of Eric and Donna, Leia Forman, leading the charge. Spending the summer with her grandparents, Leia makes new friends and forges new bonds in Point Place, Wisconsin. That ’70s Show series regulars make cameos in the show to maintain that sense of familiarity, and the show adopts the conventions of the ’90s as expected. That ’90s Show first aired on Netflix with a total of ten episodes.
