( CNN ) So , you 'd like a `` Full House '' reunion and spinoff ? You got it , dude ! Co-star John Stamos announced Monday night on `` Jimmy Kimmel Live '' that Netflix has ordered up a reunion special , followed by a spinoff series called `` Fuller House . '' The show will feature Candace Cameron Bure , who played eldest daughter D.J . Tanner in the original series -- which aired from 1987 to 1995 -- as the recently widowed mother of three boys . `` It 's sort of a role reversal , and we turn the house over to her , '' Stamos told Kimmel . Jodie Sweetin , who played Stephanie Tanner in the original series , and Andrea Barber , who portrayed D.J . 's best friend Kimmy Gibbler , will both return for the new series , Netflix said . Stamos will produce and guest star . Talks with co-starsBob Saget , Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen , Dave Coulier and Lori Loughlin are ongoing , Netflix said . The show will be available next year , Netflix said . `` As big fans of the original Full House , we are thrilled to be able to introduce Fuller House 's new narrative to existing fans worldwide , who grew up on the original , as well as a new generation of global viewers that have grown up with the Tanners in syndication , '' Netflix Vice President of Original Content Cindy Holland said in a statement . The show starts with Tanner -- now named Tanner-Fuller ( get it ... Fuller ? ) -- pregnant , recently widowed and living in San Francisco . Her younger sister Stephanie -- now an aspiring musician -- and her lifelong best friend and fellow single mom , Kimmy , move in to help her care for her two boys and the new baby . On Monday , Barber tweeted Cameron Bure to ask whether she was ready to resume their onscreen friendship . `` We never stopped , '' Cameron Bure tweeted back . Fans were over the moon at the news .
Show will return with a one-hour special , followed by spinoff , star John Stamos says . He announced the show Monday night on `` Jimmy Kimmel Live ''