The Return of Jericho?

I was a fan of CBS' Jericho when it first broadcast back in 2006 and, like other fans, hoped it would last for more than two seasons.  Set in Jericho, Kansas, the story followed a small town in the midst of multiple unexplained nuclear explosions in various U.S. cities leading to the collapse of the country as we know it.  Starring Skeet Ulrich as Jake Green and Gerald McRaney has his dad, Johnston Green, it told the story primarily from the Green family's point of view while also expanding into many other tales.  As with TNT's Falling Skies, it was a solid drama about an American family trying to save a ruined country by rallying civilians and recalling the best days of the former selves. 

Well, I have been reading for awhile that Netflix has considered restarting this series and I, of course, want to add my two cents.  I think its a great idea in theory, but you will need to get the same cast back if it is to work.  And doing this four years later may not be all that easy, though I cannot recall any of the former cast going onto greatness that would prevent such a reunion.  And since the second season dug much deeper into the new country rising from the ruins (the Allied States of America - see the flag below, the Republic of Texas, and the Eastern United States, at a minimum), the writers may need to move the story even deeper into the future to account for aging actors, as well as the possibilities of a few missing actors.  Another approach would be a prequel to set up the country's fall, but this would only be filler for most fans since we already know enough about the fall and want to learn more about the recovery. 

Netflix has already resurrected Arrested Development, as well as creating its own programs (House of Cards and Lilyhammer), so it has the ability to make it happen.  The question now is whether it has the continuing fan base. Things did not work out so well for Terra Nova and Netflix, though I saw less merit in bringing back the time-traveling dinosaur series.

A third season of Jericho was published in book and comic book form.  Whether or not they become the basis for a new series is unclear, but you can get your Jericho fix satisfied for the moment while you await more news of the series.  And for more on the past Jericho episodes, visit TV.com.  You can also see past episodes on Netflix.

Note:  Here is a teaser from Wikipedia on the first comic book for the third season:

The story begins at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, ten months after The Bombs. 

Hawkins attends a meeting of Texan leaders at the base, and learns that the bomb got the Governor's attention, with the intended result: Texas will help Columbus with fuel, weapons and manpower. 

Hawkins remarks that Cheyenne is likely to storm the Mississippi as soon as the United Nations buffer force withdraws. Clark, representing Columbus, admits that because of the Hudson River Virus the USA is not ready for that; even with Texan support they cannot match Cheyenne for numbers or organization. If it comes to war, Cheyenne's opponents will need some "kind of X-factor" that Cheyenne won't see coming, and Clark doesn't know what that is.

Hawkins receives a call for help from the terrorist "John Smith", who is now imprisoned by Cheyenne.

Lackland is then attacked by an air-raid from Cheyenne. Clark and other leaders are killed; and Hawkins and Green narrowly escape.

President Tomarchio, Thomas Valente and other heads of the ASA receive a report on the air raid. Lackland Air Force Base and the East Texas Oil Fields are immobilized. Strategic sites within San Antonio were also destroyed. Civilian casualty rates will be high, but acceptable. Their fighters saw no resistance. By all accounts, the ASA's attack took Texas completely off-guard. President Tomarchio will contact Columbus shortly with an offer of surrender; with any luck, the USA will accept, in which case the ASA saved lives today. The meeting ends.

Major Edward Beck was also watching this from the Sheriff's Office in Jericho. The ASA military are still based in Jericho, and (for unknown reasons) Beck and his troops are once again wearing the A.S. Army insignia, and Beck himself appears to still be in command. Beck now receives word that Green and Hawkins are alive in Texas, which he secretly relays to the Jericho underground resistance.

Hawkins and Green now head for New Mexico – ASA territory – to begin a campaign to free "Smith", who helped build the ASA's information infrastructure and thus knows its weaknesses.