The Spice Girls Netflix drama we have all been waiting for has reportedly secured an acclaimed British writer to create the show.
There have been little in the way of updates for the dramatisation of the girl group’s – Geri Horner, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham – stratospheric rise to fame after a rocky 2024.
Now, however, with a 2026 Spice Girls reunion tour potentially on the cards, a TV insider has revealed Netflix has recruited Bafta-winning Big Boys creator Jack Rooke to pen the pilot celebrating three decades since their debut hit single Wannabe came out.
This is a big boost for the as yet unconfirmed project with the source telling The Sun it was ‘a real coup’ and a ‘crucial element’ to get the show off the ground.
The insider continued: ‘He already has a relationship with Mel C, who’s a huge fan of his comedy Big Boys, and that could be the pivotal connection that takes things on to the next stage.
‘Of course, Netflix has yet to confirm it has commissioned the show and there’s still a lot to play for. But there now seems to be a genuine will to make things happen.
‘No matter what Jack comes up with, it will be a loving and funny look at the band he grew up listening to in the Nineties and Noughties.’
Jack’s widely-praised semi-autobiographical comedy, Big Boys, came to a triumphant end this year with a third and final season, making him one of the biggest rising stars writing British TV right now.
And his show is well-known for its effortless and well-informed pop culture references which would no doubt be imbued into any show he made about the beloved 90s girl group.
In an interview with Variety in April he confirmed he was working on a pilot for Netflix UK which he couldn’t say much about.
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‘[It has] some of the hallmarks of Big Boys’ while perhaps leaning more on the drama-comedy, he teased.
Netflix has already proven the viewers’ appetite for all things Spice Girls after the huge love for Posh Spice’s involvement in her husband David’s documentary which drew in huge figures for the platform.
So much so that Victoria is getting her own documentary on Netflix, which will cover her life ‘from Spice Girls superstardom in the ‘90s to modern fashion maven’
‘Her Posh Spice days may be behind her, but today Beckham is on a journey to build a fashion empire — and now, fans will be able to see the story behind it all,’ the synopsis added.
As for the rumoured world tour, insiders have said that apparently Geri Horner had been difficult to pin down for a while but was now coming with ‘a myriad of ideas’.
Sadly, they also added that Victoria is ‘90% out of the running’.
‘Unfortunately, Victoria has pretty much ruled herself out, but there is still a world in which she could do some sort of avatar appearance or a special one-off thing,’ the source added.
Metro has reached out to Netflix for comment.
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