John Connors has set the record straight on his previous claim that Love/Hate would return to our screens.
When Love/Hate debuted in 2010, it immediately proved popular with Irish audiences.
The drama centred on conflicts among crime gangs, and was set in Dublin’s criminal underground.
Now, in an interview on Today FM with Dave Moore, John has set the record straight on what is really happening with the reboot.
John said: “So Stewart [Caroloan] was kind of like, ‘I can’t believe that, you know, this still has legs.'”
“And I said, you should consider bringing this back. You know, and that kind of struck a nerve, with Stewart.
“Now, the other day what happened was I thought that they (Virgin Media) got a scent that this was happening, and there was meant to be a press release coming, and I sort of spoiled the whole thing. And now the press release is not coming!”
John claimed he had been receiving hate from people accusing him of lying, to which he responded: “I only confirmed myself coming back so far.”
When asked if there were a chance the show wouldn’t be called “Love/Hate” but just a show including the character of Patrick Ward, John replied: “Patrick Ward, I’m coming back for sure. And I’m a writer on the show. Stuart has honoured me by asking me to write the show with him. And I’m an executive producer and it’s the best writing I’ve ever encountered.”
“We’re at a very good stage with the project right now. And I’m so, so excited. And it’s gonna be a huge scale as well compared to the original. It’s gonna be a kind of a bigger production. And it will be on screens next year.”
John Connor revealed details of a new season on The Six O’Clock Show last week.
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When asked about the possibility of a new instalment of the show, John told Virgin Media host Brian Dowling: “Yes, it is coming back. It’s going into production later this year.”
John continued: “Yes, it will be out next year. It’s an exclusive but I wasn’t meant to say it till tomorrow. I’m being serious, hand on my heart.”
Although John did not delve into any details of the project, he confirmed his character would make a return: “It’s a long time coming. People don’t realise that it’s 10 years since we did it. But it really feels like it was only a year or two ago.”
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Despite this announcement, fans were left confused after Dublin Live reached out to RTÉ to confirm the news.
A spokesperson said: “There are no plans for a new series of Love/Hate. Fans can watch all five series on RTÉ Player.”
However, John has now confirmed the series will not be on RTÉ but will be streamed by Netflix.
“No it’s not on RTÉ, it’s on Netflix, they are bringing it back, a bit like what they did with Top Boy.”
John also revealed the iconic character Nidge was still alive but confessed he would not say any more about the plot: “Nidge is still alive, but that’s all I can say on Nidge.”
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Last year, John teased a return of the hit series when he replied to a fan theory online.
One fan commented on a TikTok that “we didn’t actually see Nidge die in the last scene, possibly wounded.”
The fan continued, expressing that they would love to see a new series that followed Nidge leaving prison after 15 years.
John responded: “You’re probably going to see that, actually that’s exactly what’s gong to happen, how did you know? Did you read the new scripts or something?”
