Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino reunite as long-awaited sequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion starts filming 30 years on from the original

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino have started production on the Romy and Michele's High School Reunion sequel.

Work has officially begun on the highly anticipated follow up to the 1997 cult classic comedy, after the two returning stars shared a photo of themselves on set in their iconic quirky style.

The photo was also shared by 20th Century Studios, with the caption: 'The reunion you've been waiting for! The Romy and Michele sequel is now in production.'

Mira, 58, commented: 'It’s finally happening. Bursting with joy to be “reunited!”' 

Following the original movie, the project is set to be released exclusively as a Hulu Original via streaming, rather than in cinemas.

If the series is released in 2027, that would mark Romy and Michele's 40th high school reunion.   

The new Romy and Michele movie will be helmed by Tim Federle, while Robin Schiff - who created the characters and wrote the original - will pen the script for the sequel.

Alongside Lisa, 62, and Mira, a whole host of stars from the original movie are returning including Janeane Garofalo as Heather, Alan Cumming (Sandy Frink), Camryn Manheim (Toby) and Julia Campbell (Christie). 

The stellar cast is rounded out by Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton and Nathan Lee Graham who are joining in as yet unrevealed parts.

Some producers and executive producers from the original film, including Laurence Mark and Barry Kemp, will also be involved again, alongside the original film's costume designer Mona May.

May told Deadline: 'I'm so excited to be a part of this amazing project to keep the DNA of the characters and design the fashions to be as fun and fabulous as the original film.

'Romy and Michele are forever fashionistas, and I'm so excited to be working with Lisa and Mira again.'

David Mirkin directed the original film that saw two dim-witted, aspiring fashion designers take a road trip to Arizona to attend their high school reunion posing as sophisticated businesswomen who had 'invented' Post-it notes.

The nostalgic comedy barely broke even at the box office, earning $29.2M after a $20M budget, but became a beloved cult classic in the years since. 

Last year Lisa gave a promising update while appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show after Mira told People that they had signed their deals.

'She said it perfectly. We're as close as we have ever been. There's a script that's really good. [Original screenwriter] Robin Schiff wrote it,' Kudrow spilled.

'So it'll happen! I mean, we'll see. Because having a close friend it's about you know friends that love each other - which is funny because I was on a show that was like that too - but that is basically what it is.'

Plans for the follow-up were first discussed after Kudrow and Sorvino returned to their characters in 2022 to present the Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

Asked what she wants from the sequel, she said: 'I just still want [Romy and Michele] to be as relatable, but also as dumb and lovable as they ever were.

'Like, I don't think they've learned that much in the time in between, but they still have that unstoppable spirit and that friendship and that idiocy that makes everybody kind of love them.

'And so, that essential nature of them and the heart that's at the centre of that, that heart has to stay there.'