Thirty-one years after winning the hearts of a generation of moviegoers with effortlessly chic style and witty one-liners, Cher Horowitz is set to return ― this time, on the small screen.

Paramount+ announced Thursday that an “event series” serving as a sequel to 1995’s “Clueless” will begin production next year, with actor Alicia Silverstone reprising her role as Cher.

Silverstone herself confirmed her participation with a short post on Instagram.

The series ― which is being executive produced by the film’s writer-director Amy Heckerling, original producer Robert Lawrence and Silverstone ― picks up 30 years after the original movie, with Cher balancing her career and motherhood in her hometown of Beverly Hills, California.

When her daughter reaches high school, however, Cher “finds that parenting a teenager makes her feel ‘clueless’ all over again,” according to press notes.

Jane Wiseman, who serves as head of originals for Paramount+, said in an email statement that the streaming platform was “especially proud to be filming this much-anticipated series in Los Angeles, honoring its starring role in the original film while investing in the city’s exceptional talent and crews.”

Plans for a “Clueless” sequel have been in the works for some time. In 2019, CBS Studios announced it was developing a “drama series reboot with a mystery twist” that would focus on Dionne Davenport, the character portrayed by Stacey Dash in the 1995 film, but it never came to fruition.

As for the forthcoming series, it was originally in development at Peacock. The streaming platform, however, announced it had passed on the project in April.

The show’s creative team also includes writers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, whose credits include “The OC” and “Gossip Girl,” as well as writer Jordan Weiss, who worked on “Freakier Friday” and “Dollface.”

“Clueless,” which hit theaters in July 1995, was a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” set in Southern California. The film followed Cher, a spoiled Beverly Hills teen, who is determined to use her popularity for good causes like matchmaking and disaster relief, only to find herself reevaluating her life’s priorities and falling for an unattainable suitor, Josh (Paul Rudd), who also happens to be her stepbrother.

In addition to Rudd, Dash and Silverstone, the film’s ensemble cast featured a host of up-and-coming talents, including Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer and the late Brittany Murphy. At present, it’s unknown if any original cast members besides Silverstone will return for the series.

“Clueless” became a box office smash and an intergenerational touchstone, helping pave the way for other female-centric coming-of-age comedies like “Mean Girls” and “Legally Blonde.”

In a 2020 interview with Vogue to mark the film’s 25th anniversary, Silverstone said she initially found Cher to be a “materialistic and unappealing” character, but noted: “Once I started working on her I found all the heart and all the love.”

“I don’t know how to explain why or what made ‘Clueless’ what it was, but I know it happened and I know that people continue to love it. And it never gets old, so that’s the good news,” she explained. “People always say, ‘Oh you must be so sick of it.’ But what’s there to be sick of? People liking the movie you’re in? It truly doesn’t get better.”

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