Even though Carly and Freddie's best friend Sam (Janet McCurdy) didn't return to iCarly in the first season of the Paramount+ reboot, she wasn't forgotten. The premiere episode explains that Sam is "chasing her happiness" with a motorcycle gang called the Obliterators, while McCurdy revealed off-screen that she quit acting several years ago because she was dissatisfied with her Feeling "ashamed" of his career and feeling "unsatisfied" with his career. Her past roles. However, since McCurdy hasn't ruled out acting forever, there's always the possibility that Sam could appear in iCarly season 2 or a future season.
Showrunner Ali Schouten told Newsweek in August that there will be more original iCarly characters in season 2, but she didn't mention Sam specifically. "I can't really say anything, but what I will say is that we're excited to have Mrs. Benson (Mary Schell) back and it's so fun to see her again," Shoeton said. "I'd love to see more of Neville (Reed Alexander) and Prunella (Bailey Stand), and for people, we haven't seen that... we haven't quite figured it out yet. All the plot is clear, but we're looking forward to bringing people back."
Other OG characters introduced in season 1 include stalker Nora Deshlett (Danielle Morrow), principal Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) and Carly's ex-boyfriend Gerry Finn (Drew Roy). In December, star Miranda Cosgrove confirmed in an interview with Distractify that she was "super excited" for more surprise guest appearances in season 2, including Carly's janitor Lubber, played by Jeremy Rowley Special return. after The iCarly Season 2 trailer was released in March, and eagle-eyed fans spotted other familiar faces like Spencer's childhood tormentor Chuck (Ryan Ochoa) and Shay's Grandfather (Greg Mullaway).
Spencer (Jerry Trainor), Freddie (Nathan Cleese), Harper (Lacy Mosley) and Millicent (Jadeen Triplett ) will also return for Season 2, with Josh Peck making his debut as Carly's new manager Paul. "Miranda is a good friend of mine, and when they announced the new iCarly , we talked about finding something fun for me to play," Peck told People in March of his ex Ke and Josh co-star. "It feels full circle to be on the set of iCarly after all these years, and I love working with Miranda, Nathan and Jerry again. I'm so excited to be a part of their creation."
Schouten and Cosgrove also have more iCarly alumni on their wish list, including fan-favorite Groovy Smoothie employee T-Bo (Boogie). "I love the characters in the original. It's so funny," Schouten told Entertainment Weekly in August. "We're very open to people wanting to come back. That's a big part of it, too, gauging interest and then trying to come up with the most creative ways to get them."
In fact, Cosgrove explained to Busy a month ago that McCurdy was one of the first people she called after receiving pitches for the iCarly revival. But McCurdy was determined not to reprise her role. "Anything she wants to do in life, I want her to be happy," Cosgrove said.
Her other two calls were to Traynor and Kress, who would surely join Cosgrove in welcoming McCurdy back with open arms if Sam returns for season 2 or beyond. Traynor told Entertainment Tonight in June that "the elevator door is always open to Sam," and Kress agreed that it "will never close," but said they "want to respect [McCurdy] and The decision she made” so it was “stress-free.”
