Wake up the members of the iCarly nation, because it's (almost) your time to be — again!
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Miranda Cosgrove has shared an exciting update on the long-rumored
iCarly wrap-up movie after the Paramount+ reboot ended on a shocking cliffhanger.
During a recent interview with
The Hollywood Reporter to promote her new Netflix movie
The Wrong Paris, the actor revealed:
"The script is almost finished and it looks like we’re gonna be filming it early next year, so I’m really excited. I think the biggest challenge now is gonna be casting the character that’s gonna be the mom because that’s a character I don’t think any of us ever really thought we were gonna meet within that universe, so we just really want to make sure we get it right."
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| Miranda Cosgrove and Jerry Trainor in 'iCarly'. | Lisa Rose/Paramount+ |
The first iteration of iCarly aired on Nickelodeon from 2007-2012, starring Cosgrove as Carly Shay as an early internet influencer with a viral web show. Jennette McCurdy played her best friend Sam Puckett, and Nathan Kress played her friend–love interest Freddie Benson, while Jerry Trainor portrayed Carly's older brother-guardian Spencer.
Everyone except for McCurdy (whose memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died explains her retirement from acting) returned for Paramount+'s reboot in 2021, which further explored the romance between Carly and Freddie (#Creddie).
The reboot continued Carly’s storyline ten years later reuniting her with her brother Spencer and her go-to camera Freddie (Nathan Kress). The three look to bring back her popular web show, running into many of the original cast members on the way in addition to some new personalities.
Before the iCarly reboot was canceled in 2023, the third season left fans at the edge of their seats by hinting at the idea of Carly’s mother finally being revealed to the audience. Fans were also eager to see if Carly and Freddie would finally get together.
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| Nathan Kress and Miranda Cosgrove in 'iCarly'. Lisa Rose/Paramount+ |
Among the new cast members were Harper (Laci Mosley) and Freddie’s stepdaughter Millicent (Jaidyn Triplett). The reboot was produced by Nickelodeon Studios and Awesomeness and executive produced by Jay Kogen and Ali Schouten. Cosgrove served as executive producer, with Trainor and Alissa Vradenburg serving as producers.
Carly was basically raised by her older brother after their mother abandoned them when they were younger, and their father (David Chisum) was serving in the Air Force overseas. Their mother has never been seen on the show before, and the finale didn't reveal her onscreen, but Cosgrove reveals that will finally happen in the movie.
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| Miranda Cosgrove in 'iCarly'. | Credit: Paramount+ |
Update (9/26): Miranda Cosgrove has
confirmed on
The Drew Barrymore Show that an
iCarly movie is set to be filmed during early 2026!
Cosgrove told Barrymore that the movie is meant to pick up where the three-season reboot left off − a massive cliffhanger. The final episode saw Carly and Freddie get engaged, only to be interrupted by her mother, a figure shrouded in mystery throughout the original and reboot shows.
After being canceled by Paramount+, the movie will let the characters come back to finish their story.
During her interview with
THR, the actor also spoke about her career, including growing up on Nickelodeon:
THR: I have to also ask about iCarly — having been on that show when you were younger, and then coming back to play that same character as an adult for the reboot, what was the experience like since you kind of grew up with this character?
I will say it was very strange, like the first day when we got there and we saw all the sets built again, but the sets are all a little different, because it’s supposed to be like all this time has passed. So it was a kind of a crazy, almost felt like a social experiment (Laughs). I remember when I walked through the set with Jerry [Trainor] and Nathan [Kress], they were like, “This is so strange,” because it brings back so many things too about your childhood. Like, imagine walking back through the hallways of the high school that you went to and then you’re with all the people you were best friends with at the time walking through it for the first time in 10 years. It was really cool, but it’s definitely kind of strange and crazy and not something that I think everyone gets to experience. It was really fun getting to play that character again as an adult in a new environment and getting to actually have a say in what the character does and the scripts and the cast and all that stuff, that was really exciting.
THR: Having grown up in the industry since you were a child, how did that experience impact the actor you’ve become today?
I definitely feel like I view child acting in a very specific way just because I lived it, and I definitely don’t think that it’s for everyone. Like it was my first time working with a kid as an adult on the iCarly revival, and luckily Jaden, who was in the revival, she loved acting so much and that made me feel good about it. Like she was there because she wanted to be there, but I do feel like a lot of kids that are in acting, their parents are definitely pushing it a lot more than like they actually want it. So having my perspective on child acting has definitely changed over the years and it’s complicated just because of my experiences, but other than that I would just say I feel very comfortable with acting just because I’ve been doing it for so long, so I feel lucky in that sense because I’ve been on set since I was a kid.
THR: Was there ever a point where you thought about leaving the industry or could you even see yourself doing something else career-wise?
When iCarly ended and I went to college, the whole reason I went to college is because I was trying to find something else that I loved as much as acting because I felt like I never really had that opportunity. When people are in regular middle school and high school, a lot of the time they find their passion and they kind of figure out what they want to pursue. So because I had been acting for so long and kind of just working so much and always busy, I didn’t really have that opportunity. So I’m really happy I went to USC because I explored a lot of different avenues and took a lot of different classes and, in the end, I realized that I love acting and it probably is my number one passion.
THR: Since there’s been so much conversation surrouding the early days of Nickelodeon, especially after the Quiet on Set docuseries, what was your experience like with the network since you were on several shows as a child?
It’s always gonna be complicated when a child is doing an adult’s job. I guess it’s not the same hours because you can only work a certain amount of hours [as a child], but it very much feels as a kid like you’re doing just a normal job and I feel like that’s the strangest part for me at least. I got really lucky and I do feel like I had mostly a positive experience. I think my parents have a lot to do with that because when I started out, I was trying to save money for college. And I did really enjoy acting, so there are a lot of things in my favor that I think made it a pretty good experience, but I definitely won’t say everything was always absolutely perfect because I was still a child with a bunch of adults around, like it’s kind of strange to be in that work environment. But I had a lot of other kids with me and I formed really tight friendships with the other kids that I was with, like Nathan and Jennette [McCurdy], getting to be on iCarly with them helped me a lot.
THR: What does your perfect day off of work and filming look like?
I have two older dogs, they’re both 13, and I’ve been trying to take them to do bucket list things, like hopefully they still have a few years left, but I’ve been trying to just do more fun stuff with him. Like I realized one of them had never been to the beach before, so I took him recently. And just hanging out with a couple of my close friends and my dogs and going somewhere fun and relaxing, or even just going to the movies. I really love going to the movies. I go like all the time.
THR: When you look back on your career so far, is there a moment you’re most proud of?
The best experience I’ve ever had in acting is one of my first experiences acting, and I think it’s why I fell in love with it, which was working on School of Rock. I knew at the time that I was having an amazing time and that it was something special, but I think as an adult looking back on that, I realize now more than ever how special it was. I feel really grateful for that whole experience because getting to work with Jack Black, I think that’s why I love comedy as much as I do.
THR: If you had to describe what makes Miranda Cosgrove, Miranda Cosgrove, what would you say?
I definitely try really hard to be a good person. I love animals a lot. That’s like one of my biggest passions. I’m a huge animal advocate and I foster cats and dogs. I actually have like six foster cats right now and I’m always looking for homes for cats. It’s something I kind of fell into maybe four years ago and it’s brought a lot to my life. I’m always getting pictures from people, like updates of different fosters I had, and it makes me feel really good.
Both
iCarly shows can be streamed in full on Paramount+. Try it FREE at
ParamountPlus.com.
The Wrong Paris is streaming now on Netflix.
Originally published: September 13, 2025.
