London:
Ashton Kutcher is set to return for a new series of Two and a Half Men.
The 34-year-old actor, who replaced Charlie Sheen after he was sacked from the show, has reportedly signed a new one-year deal which will see him reprise his role as lonely millionaire Walden Schmidt, with co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones also returning to the show.
Ashton will remain on $700,000 per episode but he and his co-stars have been promised a signing on bonus, according to Deadline.
It is unclear if the new season - the show's 10th - will be its last.
Earlier this year Ashton revealed he would be happy to return for a new series.
He said, "I'm having a lot of fun doing the show, working with these guys and would be interested in coming back.The deal that we structured for the show is kind of a test deal, 'Can we get the show up? Can we get it going?'The show is outperforming the numbers from before I was here, and so I think people are responding to it, and, for me having a show that people like and people want more of, that'll dictate my decision."
The first episode of Two and a Half Men in which Ashton appeared set a ratings record for the show, drawing in some 27.7 million viewers, more than double the number who watched the first episode of season eight in 2010.
Ashton has previously admitted that landing the role felt like "winning the lottery".
He said, "I've never probably in my 13 years in show business received more phone calls and emails from people congratulating me on this job.You'd almost think I won the lottery or something, which I kind of did. I've got the best job in showbusiness, and I am ecstatic about that."
The 34-year-old actor, who replaced Charlie Sheen after he was sacked from the show, has reportedly signed a new one-year deal which will see him reprise his role as lonely millionaire Walden Schmidt, with co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones also returning to the show.
Ashton will remain on $700,000 per episode but he and his co-stars have been promised a signing on bonus, according to Deadline.
It is unclear if the new season - the show's 10th - will be its last.
Earlier this year Ashton revealed he would be happy to return for a new series.
He said, "I'm having a lot of fun doing the show, working with these guys and would be interested in coming back.The deal that we structured for the show is kind of a test deal, 'Can we get the show up? Can we get it going?'The show is outperforming the numbers from before I was here, and so I think people are responding to it, and, for me having a show that people like and people want more of, that'll dictate my decision."
The first episode of Two and a Half Men in which Ashton appeared set a ratings record for the show, drawing in some 27.7 million viewers, more than double the number who watched the first episode of season eight in 2010.
Ashton has previously admitted that landing the role felt like "winning the lottery".
He said, "I've never probably in my 13 years in show business received more phone calls and emails from people congratulating me on this job.You'd almost think I won the lottery or something, which I kind of did. I've got the best job in showbusiness, and I am ecstatic about that."
