Rob Lowe 'in' for West Wing reboot and says he should play president: 'There’s your show'

‘I’m in my suit ready to play Sam Seaborn,’ says Lowe

Rob Lowe arrives for the PaleyFest presentation of NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' 10th anniversary reunion at the Dolby Theatre on 21 March, 2019 in Hollywood. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Rob Lowe is all in for a possible reboot of The West Wing – and he’s got his eye set on the fictional White House.

The actor spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about his role on ITV’s Wild Bill, and answered a couple of questions about a possible return of the beloved series.

“Of course I’m in. I’m in my suit ready to play Sam Seaborn,” Lowe said in reference to the character he played for four seasons.

He did say, however, that he doesn’t believe that Aaron Sorkin is currently writing a sequel, though he gets asked about it “incessantly”.

“I think all he needs to do, frankly, is go back and watch the show where [president Josiah Bartlet] says ‘Sam, you’ll be president one day, don’t be afraid’” he joked, thus picking himself as the potential new commander-in-chief on the show.

He added: “There’s your show. Hello, Aaron Sorkin, hello, you wrote it.”

Asked how difficult it would be to write a political drama in the current political climate, Lowe mused: “It’s a real issue, in particular something like The West Wing, which was so warm-hearted and aspirational.

“It would play today like 2001: A Space Odyssey. It would literally be science-fiction today.

“But on the other side of it, it could be just what the doctor ordered.”