Matt Bomer Says “There’s Legitimate Talk” About Reviving ‘White Collar’
A long in the works revival of White Collar may be coming to fruition.
Matt Bomer, who played a reformed conman on the USA Network series from 2009–2014, told TVLine that “there has been talk. It’s actually very legitimate talk, it’s in conversation. … a lot of things need to fall into place, but there is a plan in effect, at least, so we’ll see what happens.”
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Bomer and creator Jeff Eastin began talking about a White Collar revival in 2020 during a charity cast reunion on the Stars In the House YouTube channel. “There is nothing I would want than to be on a set with this group of people again,” said Bomer, who organized the reunion. “There are real conversations happening. There seems to be a lot of excitement about it.”
White Collar certainly isn’t the first old favorite from USA that is looking for a second lease on life. Deadline recently reported that Suits creator Aaron Korsh is developing an offshoot of his legal drama that has been enjoying a renaissance on Netflix. The original Suits was produced by UCP, part of the Universal Studio Group. A network or platform for the offshoot has not been determined.
White Collar was produced for the NBCU-owned USA by Fox TV Studios, which is now a Disney entity. Besides Bomer, it starred Tim DeKay, Tiffani Thiessen and the late Willie Garson.
Bomer also addressed the challenges of moving ahead without Garson, who played Mozzie in the original series. Garson died in 2021.
“Obviously, that’s the first thing that came to my mind, but I felt that what Jeff Eastin presented to Tim and I honors what he contributed to the show and honors him as a person,” the actor said. “There’s no way I would ever be involved with it again if it didn’t do so. So I think it’s a way for him to, in some ways, still be a part of the show.”
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