"The Kids in the Hall" Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson arrive on the red carpet for the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on March 31, 2019. "The Kids in the Hall" are returning to the small screen.Amazon Prime Video says it's reviving the groundbreaking Canadian sketch TV show with all of the original cast members for an eight-episode original series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

‘Kids in the Hall’ getting new life on Amazon Prime Video

TORONTO – "The Kids in the Hall" are returning to the small screen.

Amazon Prime Video says it's reviving the groundbreaking Canadian sketch series with all of the original cast members for eight episodes.

The Emmy Award-nominated show, which first premiered in 1989, stars Canadian comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson.

Amazon says the cast members will reprise their fan-favourite characters and assume some new ones.

"Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels is executive producing the new series.

Amazon Prime Video says "The Kids in the Hall" is its first Canadian original series.

It will be available in Canada and around the world in more than 200 countries and territories.

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