04-04-2025
The Neighborhood Will Introduce First Spinoff Character Sooner Than Anticipated — See Photos
The seeds are already being planted for Malcolm and Marty's potential exit from The Neighborhood.
As previously reported, CBS is readying an offshoot of its long-running sitcom that would spin off the Butler Bros. A backdoor pilot will air as part of The Neighborhood's one-hour Season 7 finale (on Monday, May 5 at 8/7c) and introduce several new characters who would join Calvin and Tina's sons as they branch out on their own.
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The March 31 episode already set in motion Malcolm's spinoff storyline: After being passed over for head coach of USC's baseball team, the assistant coach told his toupee-wearing boss to shove it. He returned home and revealed to his family that he quit his job, but he clearly didn't know what he was going to do next.
Following a one-week break, The Neighborhood Season 7 will resume on April 14 and introduce one of four new spinoff characters ahead of the backdoor pilot. In the episode, Malcolm attends an event for his creative writing program and scores a meeting with book agent Lisa, played by Life in Pieces alum Angelique Cabral. According to the official character breakdown, the 'impeccably dressed, high energy and unpredictable' Lisa 'seems genuinely passionate about Malcolm's writing talent, and hopes to take him to the top of the literary world.'
Three weeks later, in the May 5 finale, Malcolm will graduate from USC and move to a new neighborhood, Venice, roughly 45 minutes from his longtime home of Pasadena. Marty will inevitably decide to join his big brother in Venice, and the episode will introduce the rest of the prospective spinoff cast — which, in addition to Cabral, Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears, will include Justin Long (Mom), Kara Royster (Pretty Little Liars) and Hunter King (Life in Pieces); additional character breakdowns can be found here.
If the as-yet-untitled spinoff moves forward, it potentially would air Mondays at 8:30 pm this fall, behind the eighth and final season of the mothership. It is one of several comedies vying for the time slot, including the very-much-on the bubble Poppa's House, which wraps its first (and potentially only) season on April 28. A decision should be made by May 7, which is when CBS will reveal its 2025-26 primetime schedule.
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