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06-05-2025
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The Neighborhood Spinoff Is Dead — But Malcolm's Big Move Will Stick in Season 8, Says Cedric the Entertainer
The Butlers and Johnsons just helped Malcolm kickstart a new chapter in a new city — all part of a plan to franchise The Neighborhood and launch a second show starring Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears that would follow the OG on Monday nights this fall. Alas, CBS decided not to proceed with a spinoff… but that doesn't mean Malcolm's big move was for naught. More from TVLine Cedric the Entertainer Talks Nixed Neighborhood Spinoff, Offers Update on Tracy Morgan Offshoot Crutch The Neighborhood Spinoff Not Moving Forward at CBS New Squid Game Season 3 Teaser Reveals Gi-hun in a Coffin, More Creepy VIPs and... a Baby's Cry When The Neighborhood returns with its eighth and final season later this year, the events of Monday's Season 7 finale will not be ignored. Cedric the Entertainer, who co-wrote the backdoor pilot, tells me that future episodes will incorporate some (if not all) of Malcolm's new life in Venice. 'We love the idea that Malcolm has moved there,' the series star/executive producer says. Plus, whether or not there was a spinoff, 'we still wanted to [make] this transition and show the growth of the Fuse Box, which is why we have Marty going back and forth [from Pasadena to Venice in the first of Monday's two episodes].' Cedric says it represents 'the growth of the show,' as well as the growth of Calvin and Tina's sons, who are finally branching out on their own — something that he and his fellow EPs, co-showrunners Bill Martin and Mike Schiff, would be remiss to walk back now. 'We love the fact that we can have Malcolm going back and forth, a little nervous about living on his own — when people feel, like, 'Oh, this will be great! I've got my own house,' and then they still find themselves at their mama's house! We feel like we've got great stories [to tell] in that space — and, of course, the opportunity to use that [Venice] set from time to time to be able to go tell stories there.' As for the nixed spinoff's ensemble — which, in addition to McKinney and Spears, would have included Hunter King and Kara Royster as would-be influencers Bellamy and Matisse, Angelique Cabral as Malcolm's literary agent Lisa, and Justin Long as tech titan Bruce — Cedric hints that you might see a couple of those characters again. In addition to Lisa, who would naturally remain in Malcolm's orbit, the EP suggests that there's an easy way to incorporate Bruce into an ongoing storyline. 'We love what Justin brought to the role, so it seems like there could be an opportunity there with [Bruce] becoming interested in what we're doing at the Fuse Box,' Cedric says. Plus, everyone got a kick out of seeing Long play off of former New Girl co-star, Max Greenfield. 'He came in and brought a lot of that neuroticism — that crazy, hyper energy that Max brings [to Dave] — as this tech billionaire guy. He killed it!' the EP exclaims. 'Those two together were hilarious at all times.' Cedric also spoke with TVLine about a different spinoff, Paramount+'s Crutch (starring Tracy Morgan), which you can read more about here. The Neighborhood Finale Photos View List What did you think of the backdoor pilot for the now-defunct Malcolm-and-Marty spinoff? Would you have liked to see it go forward? Weigh in via the following polls, then drop your thoughts in a comment below. Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NCIS Fans, What Do You Make of That Most Curious Cliffhanger Heading Into Next Week's Finale?
The following contains spoilers from the April 28 episode of CBS' . This week on NCIS, Special Agent Timothy Farragut McGee got his man. More from TVLine NCIS: Origins' Mariel Molino Shares What Was Most Heartbreaking About Finale, Why She's 'Proud' of Final Shot NCIS: Origins Bosses Talk Lala's Fate After Huge Finale Twist, Tease [Spoiler]'s Arrival - Grade Season 1 Cedric the Entertainer Talks Nixed Neighborhood Spinoff, Offers Update on Tracy Morgan Offshoot Crutch Or did he…? The episode 'Irreconcilable Differences' (a nod to the fake-but-real marriage Knight and Torres had to begrudgingly dissolve?) focused squarely on McGee (played by longest-running cast member Sean Murray) and the many late nights he is putting in, trying to get the goods on the highly sus Deputy Director LaRoche (Seamus Dever). Heck, overtired McGee was even having dreams of Gibbs' basement! And at once point called Parker by his former boss' name. McGee was about to rein himself in some and settle in for a night of cozy take-put with Delilah when he spotted LaRoche have a heated phone call in the parking lot, after which he switched cars en route to a third location. McGee tailed his superior and followed him into remote building, where he witnessed LaRoche squabble with an unseen man before shooting him at point blank range. After (d'oh!) knocking over a pipe and startling LaRoche, McGee chased his adversary outside, but lost him after being clipped/concussed by a passing truck. Parker and Torres did their best to believe McGee's accounting of events afterward, but given that no body was found, people started to wonder if this vendetta was starting to unravel the good agent. In fact, an IG showed up to grill McGee and was poised to bench him for a long while, when evidence began to come together incriminating LaRoche in a recent heist pulled off using U.S. Navy tech. McGee eventually caught LaRoche meeting with a second thief he didn't kill, inside a small church. When the gun-toting men ended up in a three-way standoff, LaRoche spun to shot the thief, but not before the man put a bullet in McGee's shoulder. Parker, Torres and Knight then funneled into the room, ordering aRoche to stand down. 'This wasn't supposed to be like this,' LaRoche said, raising his hands up. He then cued Knight to pluck some sort of data card from the dead thief's pocket, and declared, 'This is not about money. It never was. 'It's time you know the truth….' What 'truth' do you think LaRoche is about to offer up, to recontextualize and/or justify his suspicious actions up until now? Share your pre-finale theories in the comments! In next Monday's NCIS Season 22 finale, as the team investigates a dangerous connection between the Nexus cartel and Parker's longtime nemesis, mob boss Carla Marino (returning guest star Rebecca De Mornay), a high-stakes plot involving stolen nuclear material is uncovered. With time running out, Parker is forced into an uneasy alliance that could determine the fate of the operation — and his own futureBest of TVLine Mrs. Maisel Flash-Forward List: All of Season 5's Futuristic Easter Eggs Yellowjackets Recap: The Morning After Yellowjackets Recap: The First Supper
