The Neighborhood Spinoff: Justin Long Among 4 Cast in CBS Backdoor Pilot
TVLine can confirm that Justin Long (Mom), Kara Royster (Pretty Little Liars), and Hunter King and Angelique Cabral (Life in Pieces) have been cast in the backdoor pilot for CBS' prospective Malcolm-and-Marty spinoff, which will double as The Neighborhood's Season 7 finale.
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The as-yet-untitled spinoff, which is being eyed for the 2025-26 TV season, would see Sheaun McKinney's Malcolm and Marcel Spears' Marty 'embark on new adventures, finally leaving their parents' nest to start the next chapter of their lives, finding themselves the newcomers in a neighborhood that's both close but yet world apart: Venice Beach,' according to the official logline.
Current Neighborhood showrunners Bill Martin and Mike Schiff will pen the script, and executive-produce alongside Cedric the Entertainer, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Eric C. Rhone.
Scroll down to 'meet' Malcolm and Marty's new friends, and get additional intel on the potential spinoff.
'A tech millionaire who is a mix of unjustified confidence and social ineptitude. Cerebral, impulsive and a genius, Bruce has no boundaries or filter when it comes to saying what's on his mind but deep down there's a sweetness at his core and his sincerity ultimately wins Marty and Malcolm over.'
'A child of privilege, Matisse is Malcolm's new neighbor and a would-be influencer. On the surface, she's spoiled rotten but she's also smart, interesting, sharp and analytical. When her father stopped bending to her every whim, she took it as a wake-up call and is now selling her own fabulousness.'
'Dark, sardonic and often under the influence of edibles, Bellamy works generating content for the coolest cannabis boutique in SoCal. Despite her jaded outlook, she's also hilarious, fun and a fiercely loyal friend. Bellamy does have secret dreams of doing something bigger, but for now, she's content in her carefully curated world of detachment and irony.'
'Impeccably dressed, high energy and unpredictable, Lisa is a fast-talking book agent who seems genuinely passionate about Malcolm's writing talent and hopes to represent him and take him to the top of the literary world.'
The Malcolm-and-Marty series is separate from the Tracy Morgan-led Crutch. That Neighborhood spinoff, which received a series order in May, will bypass CBS and bow on Paramount+. As previously reported, Morgan will not reprise his Season 4 role as Calvin Butler's wealthy brother Curtis, but instead play a new character: Calvin's cousin, Francois 'Frank' Crutchfield – or, as his friends call him, Crutch — 'a Harlem widower whose empty nest plans are put on hold after his millennial son (Jermaine Fowler) and free-spirited daughter (Adrianna Mitchell) move back home.'
Development on a second Neighborhood offshoot follows CBS' successful launch of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, the second spinoff (following Young Sheldon) derived from The Big Bang Theory.
In addition to McKinney and Spears, The Neighborhood currently stars Cedric the Entertainer (as Calvin), Max Greenfield (as Dave), Tichina Arnold (as Tina), Beth Behrs (as Gemma), Skye Townsend (as Courtney) and Hank Greenspan (as Grover). New episodes air Mondays at 8/7c on CBS (and stream next day on Paramount+).
A decision on whether The Neighborhood will return for an eighth season is expected to be made in the spring. (Be sure to bookmark this page for updates on the status of the spinoff.)
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