7th Heaven Reboot Officially Confirmed, and Most Likely Without Stephen Collins

7th Heaven actress Jessica Biel confirmed a reboot of the original series that ended in 2006. Although the actress has not confirmed whether she will appear in the reboot, we are quite certain that Eric Camden actor Stephen Collins might not likely be a part of this venture.

On October 22, Biel explained on Collider’s Ladies Night podcast that the idea for a reboot of 7th Heaven came when she had nothing to watch with her two sons, Silas (11) and Phineas (6). The actress also shared that the upcoming reboot will be one with ‘fewer limitations’ since the original focused on the bigger and more popular themes more often.

Jessica Biel’s 7th Heaven Will Have ‘Fewer Limitations’

Jessica Biel in a still from 7th Heaven | Credits: CBS Paramount Television

The original series, which aired from 1996 to 2006, revolved around Stephen Collins’ Reverend Eric Camden, a Protestant minister, and his wife Annie, as they dealt with the drama of raising seven children, ranging from babies to adults with families of their own.

The show often delved into themes of family and companionship, and according to Biel, themes of teenagers having bullying issues, drugs, and alcohol were something that the original show stayed far away from.

All of those things we want to address in a very real way, which is, I think, what the original kind of gently touched on. But we were very careful about what our audience wanted. We had a lot of limitations. We have less limitations now.

She also stated,

What we want to create, how we want to modernize it, is really the things that are happening for teenagers and families that have teenagers all the way down to the youngest child.

Naturally, the upcoming reboot seems to have an interesting premise, as Biel will also be serving as a producer of the show. Although the show was primarily set around Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks, there is a very high possibility that Stephen Collins will not be a part of this project.

Why Stephen Collins Will Likely Not Be a Part of the 7th Heaven Reboot

Stephen Collins (left) in a still from 7th Heaven | Credits: CBS Paramount Television

It was back in 2014 that TMZ released an audio tape wherein Stephen Collins confessed to his estranged wife that he was a child m*lester and/or exposed himself to several underage girls years before.

The N.Y.P.D. got possession of the tape, and Stephen Collins was also interviewed by the Special Victims Unit. In fact, one of the alleged victims in the investigation was a relative of Collins’ first wife, who reported the molestation back in 2012, but no substantial evidence was obtained at the time.

With a confession, Stephen Collin left the field of acting, and in a documentary titled Hollywood Demons, it was revealed that Collins is living with a woman who is 40 years younger than the actor.

Of course, that is not a good look for the actor who had confessed to committing s*xual crimes against minors. Naturally, it seems that despite being an integral part of the original 7th Heaven series, the actor will not likely be a part of the Jessica Biel reboot.

A release date for the 7th Heaven reboot has not been announced yet. The original 7th Heaven is currently available to stream on Paramount+.