White Collar Reboot Wishlist: 8 Things That Need To Happen In The Matt Bomer Shows Revival

The White Collar reboot has been confirmed, and the revival will finally answer the show’s thrilling cliffhangers from the series finale back in 2014. The reboot, titled White Collar Renaissance, will feature several returning White Collar actors, including Matt Bomber as Neal Caffrey, Tim DeKay as Peter Burke, and Tiffani Thiessen as Elizabeth Burke. As 10 years have passed since the finale, the reboot is set to feature exciting new storylines that represent shifting political and technological developments.




The White Collar revival has been widely compared to Suits LA, another upcoming procedural whose flagship series found its start on network television before moving to streaming. White Collar shares many similarities to popular shows, but it found its niche by focusing on white-collar, luxurious crimes, such as art theft and forgery. Given White Collar‘s track record and its excellent take on crime dramas, White Collar Renaissance will surely follow suit with fascinating narratives centered on high crime.


8 Explore Neal’s Life In France

The White Collar Finale Revealed Neal Was Alive In Paris


The White Collar finale ended with Neal walking in Paris after faking his death to escape the Panthers, the notorious villains in White Collar who promised to go after Neal and his family until he was dead. Knowing that Neal is alive and safe in Paris at the end of White Collar opens the possibility for White Collar Renaissance to explore Neal’s life in France. The term Renaissance in the revival’s name also hints at the possibility that Neal did not stay in Paris, but rather traveled throughout Europe during his time on the run.

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This White Collar Season 2 Neal Detail Is Too Good Not To Be Brought Back In The Revival

This detail from White Collar season 2 is far too good to not be brought back in the upcoming revival for Neal’s continued character arc.

Given Neal’s extensive criminal expertise and his years of working with Peter, it is logical to imagine that Neal started working as a consultant in Paris. He has also been underground for years, avoiding a life of crime in exchange for his freedom with the FBI. While he broke his promise a few times, Neal’s steady life means that he does not have as many connections as he once did. His desire to stay dead also means he would not want to draw attention to himself, making consulting his best choice for a career.


7 Reveal How Mozzie And Neal Reunited

It Is Impossible To Imagine Mozzie And Neal Never Reunited After The Finale

On the surface, the White Collar finale revealed that Neal escaped without telling Mozzie, his best friend and partner in crime. However, on closer inspection, the use of the Queen of Hearts playing card revealed that Mozzie knew that Neal was alive in Paris. The card had a significant meaning in their friendship as it was the card that Neal played on Mozzie when they first met. When it reappeared in Mozzie’s life, he knew that Neal was alive. The full storage room and the news about the Louvre’s updated security measures then hinted at Neal’s presence in Paris.


Mozzie’s reaction to Neal’s death was too real to dismiss as an act. He must have discovered that Neal was alive sometime after Neal faked his death and fled to Paris shortly after. As a result, White Collar Renaissance must reveal how Mozzie and Neal reunited and whether they continued playing cons or whether they expanded their careers to stay above the law and become law-abiding consultants.

6 Feature Peter And Elizabeth’s Son

Neal Burke Would Make A Fitting Addition To The Cast

White Collar gave a happy ending to Peter and Elizabeth Burke, who had a child in the finale whom they lovingly named Neal Burke. Neal Burke would make an excellent addition to the White Collar Renaissance cast as he would not only be an important person to Peter and Elizabeth, but he would also represent the significance Neal Caffrey has had in their lives. A White Collar Renaissance scene featuring Neal Burke and Neal Caffrey meeting would also be a heartfelt moment for everyone involved.


As the revival takes place over 10 years after the finale, Neal Burke could have a significant role as a secondary character in White Collar Renaissance. He is not old enough to take part in Peter’s investigations, but seeing Peter interact with his son would be a nice way to see more of Peter’s warm and inviting personality. Peter and Elizabeth are also the best White Collar couple, so it would be lovely to see how their relationship grew after the birth of their son.

5 Explore Diana And Jones’ Career Post-Neal

Diana And Jones Were Both Major Characters In White Collar

There is no White Collar without Diana Berrigan (Marsha Thomason) and Clinton Jones (Sharif Atkins), who appeared in all six seasons of White Collar. While Peter and Neal played the leads, Diana and Jones were equally important members of Peter’s unit who helped catch criminals and stop crimes before they took place. From watching the show, it is clear that Peter could not pull off his cases alone and that the three characters formed a strong team. To have a White Collar reboot without them would be a travesty.


Diana’s brief departure in
White Collar
season 5 was due to the actress, Marsha Thomason’s real-life pregnancy. The
White Collar
writers decided to incorporate Diana’s pregnancy into the story.

White Collar Renaissance could also feature the two characters in larger roles as they mainly played supporting characters to DeKay and Bomer’s Peter and Neal. Since so much time has passed between the two shows, it would be interesting to see where Diana and Jones are at in their careers now and whether they are still at the FBI. It would be amazing to see them rejoin Peter and Neal as colleagues, but so far the White Collar Renaissance story has been kept under wraps.

4 Reunite Neal With Sara

Neal And Sara Deserve A Happy Ending Together


White Collar‘s Sara Ellis (Hilarie Burton) is Neal Caffrey’s one true love. As such, a White Collar reboot without her would not be the same. She and Neal shared an ongoing history that was often complicated by Neal’s criminal underside. While Neal had several girlfriends during his time throughout White Collar, only Sara appeared multiple times. Their feelings for each other were strong, but the circumstances surrounding their relationship were muddled every time.

Neal’s escape to Paris in the series finale also hinted at a possible reunion between him and Sara. In White Collar season 4, Sara was relocated to London and did not appear in the show again. However, given their deep history and the fact that Sara is Neal’s best love interest, his proximity to London leaves a possibility that they reunited while he was in Europe. Their reunion would be an exciting storyline in White Collar Renaissance.

3 Expand Beyond New York

White Collar Renaissance Should Go International


White Collar was famously based in New York, but the revival gives the franchise a chance to expand beyond Manhattan’s skyscrapers. As Neal was in Paris the last time he appeared in White Collar, the reboot could follow him there. The exact storyline for White Collar Renaissance is yet to be revealed, but it is known that Peter and Neal are reunited since they are both set to be major characters. Therefore, the reboot could show Peter and Neal together again in France or somewhere else in Europe on an international case.

As Neal was in Paris the last time he appeared in
White Collar
, the revival could follow him there.


Seeing White Collar expand into Europe would also create exciting new storylines. Not limited by American landscapes anymore, White Collar could go international in White Collar Renaissance and feature international agencies like Interpol as major players. The stakes would be higher while still featuring the same cast members that White Collar became famous for. Moving White Collar to Europe could also lead to the development of interesting new characters that collaborate with the original White Collar cast.

2 Honor Willie Garson

A Key Star in White Collar Will Be Missed In The Revival

As Mozzie was one of the most important characters in White Collar, it will be sad to watch a White Collar reboot without his funny quirks. Willie Garson, the actor who played Mozzie, sadly passed away in 2021. His legacy as an iconic TV character lives on and White Collar Renaissance gives the franchise an excellent opportunity to honor him. Fortunately, White Collar‘s Peter Burke, Tim DeKay, revealed in an interview with Variety that the revival is planning on doing just that.


DeKay said that the revival “honors Willie, too, in a profound way… With such sensitivity and such heart.” From the interview, it is clear that the cast of White Collar is putting a lot of heart into the White Collar Renaissance‘s script to honor their friend and costar. The delicate nature of his absence will surely be felt in the reboot, but at least Garson’s significant impact on the show will be appreciated in the best way possible.

The ending of White Collar was clear: Neal was in Paris. However, he was in Paris alone, without his found family and the support system he had created over years of living in New York. While the ending implied that Mozzie eventually joined him in Paris, Neal would always be on the run, evading the Panthers and running from the law. The revival gives Neal the chance to have a legal, happy ending where he is free to do as he pleases without worrying that someone is after him.


The revival gives Neal the chance to have a legal, happy ending where he is free to do as he pleases without worrying that someone is after him.

Neal is a highly adaptable character, but it would be nice to see him in a situation where he does not have to adapt, and he can finally relax. After the tense White Collar season finale, Neal deserves to be free. With the Panthers in jail, there is hope that Neal can come out of hiding, but only the revival can reveal the true circumstances of Neal’s life after White Collar. In any case, Neal has been through too much to not have a well-deserved happy ending in White Collar Renaissance.

Source: Variety