Mila Kunis, 40, and Ashton Kutcher, 46, are not returning to ‘That ’90s Show’ for Season 2. Kunis explained in an interview published on Monday, April 22, that they “did [their] thing” in Season 1 and do not feel like necessary additions to the show after their storyline played out. They introduced Jason “Jay” Kelso, Jackie and Kelso’s son, who picked up right where his father’s antics left off on the original series.
Despite participating in Season 1, Kunis expressed dissatisfaction with the way the show was written, particularly the decision to reunite Jackie and Kelso. If you’ll recall, Jackie and Kelso were broken up, and she had moved on with Fez when ‘That ’70s Show’ ended in 2006. Miraculously, though, Jackie and Kelso were back together when ‘That ’90s Show’ premiered in 2023.
“My husband and I are together in [‘That ’90s Show’], which is weird ’cause we shouldn’t have been,” Kunis said in September 2023. “My character would be with Fez. I think that I ended up with Wilmer’s character. And I was like, ‘Why are you and I together?'”
She continued, “Now we’re, like, 20 years — no, 16 years later, whatever it is — and now we’re married with a kid. And I was like, ‘I don’t know about this one.'”
The first season of ‘That ’90s Show’ — which starred Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith reprising their roles of Kitty and Red Forman, respectively — also featured cameos from stars Wilmer Valderrama, Don Stark, and Tommy Chong.
While viewers might not expect Kunis and Kutcher in Season 2, Kunis’ costar Topher Grace hinted that he will return as Eric Forman’s enemy Mitch Miller, who appeared on five episodes of ‘That ’70s Show’.
“I’ve already done an episode of it,” Green, 50, told Us Weekly, “and I’m going back to do another one.”
The second season of ‘That ’90s Show’, which was renewed in February 2023, will hit Netflix this summer.
