Miranda Cosgrove says former costar Josh Peck brought 'so much' to season 2 of the 'iCarly' revival: 'I can't thank him enough'

• "iCarly" actress Miranda Cosgrove spoke to Insider about reuniting with her former costar Josh Peck.
• Cosgrove said she was "so excited" when he said he told her he was interested in being in the show.

Miranda Cosgrove said that she was thrilled when her former "Drake & Josh" costar Josh Peck expressed interest in appearing in season two of her "iCarly" revival series.

"The first acting job I ever got was 'Drake & Josh' and getting to work with him, it was like a dream come true when I was little because I watched 'The Amanda Show' and I thought he was hilarious," Cosgrove told Insider in a recent interview ahead of the season two premiere.

Cosgrove and Peck met through their roles as stepsiblings Megan Parker and Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon sitcom "Drake & Josh," which lasted for four seasons between 2004 and 2007.

The same year that the series finale of "Drake & Josh" aired, Cosgrove made her debut as the teen internet personality Carly Shay in "iCarly."

The show costarred Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett and Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson, Carly's best friends.

"iCarly" ran for six seasons, concluding in November 2012.

In June 2021, Cosgrove reprised the role for a revival series at Paramount+ costarring returning actors Kress and Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, Carly's big brother) and new cast members Laci Mosley (Harper, Carly's best friend and roommate) and Jaidyn Triplett (Millicent, Freddie's stepdaughter).

The first two episodes of season two were released on the streamer on Friday, with the remaining eight episodes dropping weekly.

The new season will feature a handful of guest stars, including Peck, who will portray a manager hired to assist Carly with her web series.

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Cosgrove told Insider that she and Peck "really started talking and hanging out again" four or five years ago.

"He's just the best," she said. "He's one of the nicest people I know and he texted me and said he'd be up for doing some episodes of 'iCarly' and I was so excited. He brought so much to this season, playing my character's manager. I can't thank him enough for doing it."

"I hope if we get another season that he comes back and we get to work together again," Cosgrove added.

Peck shared similar sentiments about his costar during a recent interview with Insider in support of his memoir, "Happy People Are Annoying."

He vividly recalled meeting Cosgrove, then approximately 8 years old, at her audition for "Drake & Josh."

"Now I'm looking at this 28-year-old talented, lovely, badass, businesswoman that is my friend Miranda," he said.

Peck continued: "I feel very lucky to have watched her grow up and to feel as warmly about her as I did when we first met — and protective, by the way. I'm always like, 'Tell me about these boys you're dating' and 'Let me make sure they're treating you nicely. Otherwise, they're gonna have an issue with me.'"

Watch the trailer for season two of "iCarly" below.