‘World’ comes full circle with spinoff

• “Girl Meets World,” 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Disney.

Ben Savage says that when production wrapped on “Boy Meets World” in 2000 after seven seasons, he and his co-stars were ready to expand their worlds.

“I think at that point all the kids on the show were kind of looking forward to the next step in their lives,” the 33-year-old actor said. “‘Boy Meets World’ was really our childhood, and so when it ended, the cast was ready to say, ‘OK, let’s see what’s next.’ “

He didn’t have a clue “that 12 years later I’d be sitting at home and get a phone call saying we’re starting again.”

In “Girl Meets World,” airing Disney Channel, Savage’s character, Cory, is still married to Danielle Fishel’s Topanga, and they now have two children.

Fishel is back, along with many of the original crew members and writers.

“It’s kind of like this nostalgic, deja vu thing for me,” Savage said. “Every day I get to work … I see so many of the same faces that I spent my entire childhood with.”

“Girl Meets World” follows the couple’s 12-year-old daughter, Riley (Rowan Blanchard), and her best friend, Maya, the way its predecessor focused on Cory and best friend, Shawn (Rider Strong).

He thinks fans of the original series won’t be disappointed.