After all these years, Josh Peck and Drake Bell have a secret project in the works. What could it be?
No matter how good TV is today, nothing is quite like the charming and good-natured jokes of that first show many of us watched as kids: Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh. Since it ended in 2007, we’ve missed watching the brothers, and excitedly clung to any news about either of the actors (it’s almost hard to believe that Drake and Josh aren’t really brothers!)
For a little while there, we were afraid that they’d had a falling out — but nowadays, things are looking great. Josh uploads tons of videos on his YouTube channel, and some of them include Drake! It’s great to see them interact as adults, both successful in different areas: Drake a famous musician, and Josh a YouTuber, husband and father.
But it gets better! On the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in L.A., Drake teased that the pair have a secret project in the works, which seems to be a show, although he didn’t give us many hints:
“[The show] is going to be way more creative, way cooler than just you know the college years or something like that. We knew that if we were ever going to come back, it’s got to be something cool. I’m excited to see what the fans think.”
He also specified that the two won’t be reprising their old roles as Drake and Josh. But Drake thinks it’s “a great idea,” and that it’ll “be more adult and really funny.”
So what could this new project be? Clearly, it’s both a comedy and geared towards the Drake and Josh audience, now grown up. Here are a few possibilities:
A ‘Drake and Josh’ spinoff?
The first place all our minds went to when we hard the news was a Drake and Josh revival, but that’s ruled out if they won’t be reprising their roles. So what about a spinoff of some sort? Plenty of shows have done that successfully in the past few years.
They could play Drake and Josh’s kids, or characters from the past. Or they could be completely different characters set in the same universe of the original show.
It’s hard to imagine that they’d completely throw their old show out the window, considering how many fans exist out there, and how much love both of them have for the show that made them famous.
A brand new sitcom?
Another option is a brand new sitcom, with a completely new story. Drake and Josh have a lot of experience in the TV industry, and might also be eyeing producing, writing or directing the show. Something in the style of How I Met Your Mother or Two and a Half Men (with better jokes and without the underlying sexism, of course) would fit them very well.
Hopefully, the show would be based on an exciting, unexpected premise. To be honest, I wouldn’t want the “Drake is the cool kid, Josh is the nerd” dynamic to carry into a story for adults — it’s not only childish and unoriginal, but it’s also a disservice to both Drake and Josh, who are smart and successful, and shouldn’t have to play stereotypical characters when they’re both original artists in their own right.
A joint YouTube channel?
Josh Peck’s YouTube channel is absolute GOLD. His smile is infectious and his charisma will make you binge-watch anything he uploads, no matter how mundane. Through his videos watching old clips from his childhood work, or his series on “Losing your V-card,” he constantly proves to be thoughtful, compassionate and absolutely hilarious.
He’s had Drake on his channel multiple times already — and also Miranda Cosgrove, who played Megan in Drake and Josh — and those videos, naturally, get a lot of views. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for them to set up a joint channel where they’re constantly collaborating. It might give them some leeway to be more original, and to involve fans in their lives if they want to.
A talk show?
Through his experience with YouTube, it’s clear that Josh Peck has some Graham Norton-worthy interviewing and hosting skills. He manages to make people feel comfortable, make jokes, and carry conversations to interesting and insightful places, while never taking the spotlight off the person he’s talking to.
For a long time, people in the comments of his channel have said that he should start a talk show. Maybe this secret project is him following their advice! Drake would be an ideal partner in a funny, adult-oriented talk show that would go farther than any typical Late Show.
A reality show?
This is the wildest idea of them all, but somehow I can’t get it out of my head. I don’t think Drake and Josh are likely to do a reality show about their own lives, but they could certainly do something a little more adventurous — like travel together and document their exploits and learnings, or do makeover-type projects for people in need.
Drake seems like someone who would be into doing adventurous stuff, Josh is a great interviewer, and together they would hold some hilarious and profound conversations that could make their show the next binge-able reality since Queer Eye.
We probably won’t know what the secret project is for a while, but it’s exciting to think of all the possibilities. And who knows? A trailer might drop any moment and bring the Drake and Josh fandom back to life!
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