The cast was all smiles while reading through the first episode, appropriately titled 'Twenty Years of Life.'
The update will be 'unflinching,' 'honest' and 'tonally similar to the original show.'
The actress dished to ET about the highly anticipated revival of 'Roseanne' on the red carpet at the 71st Annual Tony Awards, which air live on CBS.
ABC announced just hours earlier that the sitcom would be revived for an eight-episode reboot in 2018.
Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Sara Gilbert are reuniting in 2018.
The 61-year-old actress tells ET she 'can only imagine' the eight-episode reboot will feature 'a lot of laughs among the cast.'
ET confirmed on Thursday that an eight-episode revival was 'in the works.'
ET has learned a 'Roseanne' revival is being shopped around
ABC and Netflix are reportedly both bidding on the eight-episode reboot.
The film, also starring John Goodman, Famke Janssen and Jason Momoa, hits theaters on June 16.
The action star is on the hunt for his stolen dog in the new comedy, out June 16, 2017.
The Boston native opens up to ET about how he felt after the terror attack that victimized his hometown.
Affleck got some hosting help from a few 'Saturday Night Live' all-stars.
The actor opened up to ET about the meeting at the New York premiere of '10 Cloverfield Lane.'
