Bradley Whitford Wants West Wing Back as a Limited Series

Bradley Whitford is ready to bring The West Wing back as a limited series.

The actor told Variety he wants a short return with a set ending, and that he will push creator Aaron Sorkin to commit to it. No scripts exist yet. No network is attached.

His former co-star Dulé Hill is in. Hill said he will return if Sorkin writes it, and that the full cast would come back on the same terms.

The pair spoke at the unveiling of Whitford's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Martin Sheen, Hill, Mary McCormack and Josh Malina joined Whitford for the ceremony.

The West Wing premiered on NBC in 1999 and ran for seven seasons before ending in 2006. Whitford starred across all seven seasons as deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman, alongside Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Janel Moloney and Stockard Channing.

The series won 27 Emmy Awards from 95 nominations. Whitford himself is a three-time Emmy winner.

Sorkin has circled a return before. He said in 2024 that a White House visit for the show's 25th anniversary gave him ideas for new episodes. He had previously held back because he feared viewers would miss the original cast too much, according to Variety.

Janney, Lowe and Whitford missed that anniversary ceremony because they were busy filming other projects.

Whitford and Sorkin already have another reunion booked. They will return to Broadway together for a revival of A Few Good Men, the stage play that started their creative partnership, according to Broadway.com. Tom Blyth is set to join Whitford in the production.

For fans, this means the call is public and the ball is with the writer. Two Bartlet White House regulars have said yes. Sorkin has the ideas. He just has not written them yet.