'AbFab' returns Stateside with specials

"AbFab" is BackBack. Oft-revived BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" will return to stateside tellies via LGBT-focused cabler Logo, which will team up with BBC America to co-producer three new specials, tentatively set to premiere simultaneously on Logo and BBCA after their U.K. premiere dates. The first two specials will likely air around Christmastime on BBC proper, with U.S. dates to follow in Jan. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their roles as Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone, as will the rest of the original cast of the show. Jon Plowman will return as exec producer. "We fully intend to party like it's 1991," said Saunders in a release. Logo obtained the rights to broadcast reruns of the program's previous five seasons earlier this year. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com