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'Fuller House': New cast and why the show will be important for Netflix

More cast members from the original ABC sitcom 'Full House' have reportedly come aboard for the new Netflix show 'Fuller House.' 

More cast members have reportedly been added to 鈥淔uller House,鈥� internet-TV service Netflix鈥檚 upcoming original series featuring some of the characters from the ABC sitcom 鈥淔ull House."聽

According to , actress Lori Loughlin, who portrayed Becky Donaldson Katsopolis, is coming back for the show. 鈥淥fficially I am going to be a part of the reboot, or spinoff, 鈥楩uller House,鈥欌�� Loughlin said.聽

Actors John Stamos and Dave Coulier, who also starred on the original show, will make guest appearances, according to , and Stamos recently tweeted,

According to the , actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not be appearing on the show. Actresses Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and Andrea Barber, who played D.J., Stephanie, Kimmy respectively, and are all starring on the program.

鈥淔ull House鈥� aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995 and centered on the Tanner family, headed up by patriarch Danny (Saget). After Danny鈥檚 wife died, his brother-in-law Jesse (Stamos) and friend Joey (Coulier) moved in with him to help Danny with his three daughters (Bure, Sweetin, and the Olsens, who split the part of the youngest daughter, Michelle).聽

Now, according to , the new Netflix show will follow a similar formula, with oldest daughter D.J. (Bure) having recently lost her spouse. Her sister Stephanie (Sweetin) and high school friend Kimmy (Barber) move in with her to help D.J. with her children.聽

If the show succeeds, it will be a welcome addition to Netflix's family-friendly roster of shows. The subscription streaming service is better known for their more adult programming, with shows like聽鈥淗ouse of Cards,鈥� 鈥淥range Is the New Black,鈥� 鈥淒aredevil,鈥� and 鈥淯nbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.鈥� "Fuller House" will be a high-profile new series that parents can put on even before the kids have gone to bed.聽