Ryan Hansen admits Lizzy Caplan’s absence from ‘Party Down’ revival was ‘a huge bummer’ (exclusive)

Ryan Hansen was as disappointed as fans were when he learned that his ex party downstairs co-star Lizzy Caplan he would not return for the long-awaited awakening. “It was a real shame,” said Ryan, 41 hollywood life EXCLUSIVELY during a joint interview with her co-star Martin Starahead of the comedy return from Starz on Feb. 24.

“Lizzy has been a supporter of this show and always wanted us to get back together,” Ryan said. “So the fact that the scheduling didn’t work was a real bummer.”

the new season of bottom consists of six episodes and takes place 13 years after the original series finale. Ryan reunites on the show with his co-stars. adam scott, Jane Lynch, ken marinoAND Megan Mullallyand newcomers join them Jennifer garner, james marden, Tyrel Jackson WilliamsAND hello. The possibility of party downstairs The return seemed like a long shot for many, including Ryan, who never really thought he’d get another chance to play Kyle Bradway.

“I know we’ve always wanted that, and that was our big fantasy as friends and co-stars,” Ryan said of his one-year hopes for a party downstairs Renaissance. “We thought, ‘When can we do this? When will we do it? There have been attempts before and it just didn’t happen.”

Ryan added: “So I didn’t think it was actually going to happen because it’s been a long time and when we got the call we were all excited and texting each other. It is simply the best”. season 3 of party downstairs premieres Friday, February 24 on Starz. New episodes will be released weekly.

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