Sophia Bush Says One Tree Hill Reboot Has Been 'In Development' for Nearly 'Half a Decade' But It's Still Not 'Official'

Sophia Bush is setting the record straight on where things stand with the One Tree Hill reboot.

On the Sept. 19 episode of her podcast Drama Queens, Bush, 42 and co-host Robert Buckley answered fan questions about the reboot, which Bush and Hilarie Burton teased on Instagram in August.

While Bush noted she "can't tell anyone anything" quite yet, she shed some new light on the series, which PEOPLE confirmed was in the early stages of development.

"What I can say is that after, God, close to half a decade of these conversations, we've been able to all sort of divide and conquer in the coolest way. And those of us with TV producing experience are having some really exciting conversations," she revealed.

"It's been in development for some time. I think that's all I can say," she continued.

"But, yeah, it's been this experience and really even longer than we've had this wonderful show [podcasts]. But, the experiences we've had with the fans who've continually asked the coolest questions and made us think about, you know, where our whole ragtag gang of humans would be at this point [is what] has prompted the ideas. So I think that's all I can say on this podcast, but I do hope we have exciting updates, and I hope we get great news, and we have a big announcement."

Bush, who played Brooke Davis on all nine seasons of the WB show, admitted, though, that she wasn't thrilled with how the news of the reboot's development broke.

"Do I wish that the news hadn't leaked before we could announce it was official? Sure. But if it happens, I will be so freaking proud, much like we said, that every single person gets to bring their expertise to the table now."

As she noted that amongst the show's alums are "TV and film producers," "music producers" and "novel writers," she gushed, "There's so much talent in this special group of circus performers that we are, and I don't know... If everything works out, it'll just be so great. We got a big bench now."

Buckley, who played Clay Evans and joined One Tree Hill in season 7, echoed his co-host. "The roster is deep," he said of the show alumni they could pull from for the reboot. "I was actually thinking about that this morning. I was just going, you have a murder's row of people you can bring in here. Like, there's just heavy hitters from start to finish."

He agreed that it "sucks the news got leaked," calling it "a disservice to the fans, because you're getting them excited about something that potentially could not happen." But regardless, "It's also super exciting."

"If I was a betting man, I would say it's gonna happen," Buckley, 43, added. "Well, and I'm hoping it happens. Fingers crossed. But knowing it's y'all, I think I think it's gonna happen."

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