‘Roswell’ Original Cast: Where Are They Now?

Cue Dido’s “Here With Me”! Roswell‘s legacy nonetheless looms giant, 20 years later.

The collection, primarily based on the Roswell High YA books by Melinda Metz, debuted on October 6, 1999. Shiri Appleby, Majandra Delfino, Colin Hanks and Nick Wechsler performed highschool teenagers in Roswell, New Mexico, who befriended a trio of teenage alien-human hybrids, performed by Katherine Heigl, Jason Behr and Brendon Fehr. Tension ensued because the human teenagers tried to maintain their new mates’ alien origins a secret whereas a authorities investigation threatened to show all of them.

The present ran for 2 seasons on The WB and one on UPN earlier than airing its collection finale on May 14, 2002.

15 years later, the franchise acquired new life when The CW ordered a pilot for a reboot titled Roswell, New Mexico. The new collection, which debuted on January 15, 2019, recast the principle characters as adults, with Jeanine Mason’s Liz — now the daughter of undocumented immigrants — returning to Roswell solely to find that her teenage crush, Nathan Parsons’ Max, is an alien.

If something has stayed the identical between the unique collection and the reboot, it’s the collection’ love for a romance plot.

“I love love stories. I love love stories that aren’t always super easy. But there is certainly romance this season. Tragic romance is still romance,” former showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie advised Us Weekly completely forward of season 2 of The CW present in March 2020.

Appleby beforehand raved in regards to the reboot throughout an unique February 2018 interview, telling Us that she was excited for the story to proceed.

“I heard! I can’t wait for them to call me to direct an episode. I can’t wait to direct it,” Appleby she mentioned with fun. “Jason Behr and I are back in touch and really close, and we’re actually looking for something to work on together. I don’t know if it’s Roswell or anything else, but I am excited to direct in the reboot.”

The actress has gotten her want fulfilled. After directing the March 2019 episode “Songs About Texas,” she helmed the 2020 installment “What If God Was One of Us,” which included her former costar.

Scroll down to search out out what Appleby, Behr and the remainder of the unique Roswell forged have been as much as.