Susan Olsen said that CBS expressed interest in doing a new "
Brady Bunch" series after the success of HGTV's "
A Very Brady Renovation" in 2019. According to her, CBS stopped plans due to her political beliefs and her disapproval of some characters.
She said that she was questioned during the show’s early development about her politics by the revival’s showrunner Lloyd J. Schwartz, the son of original series creator Sherwood Schwartz.
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I did have a phone call with my [TV] siblings and my agent. Everybody was saying, ‘We’re sorry, but they just won’t budge. They just will not have you in this.’ I was like, ‘Wow, I’ve been canceled.’ A role that I’ve played for over 50 years, I can’t play it now because I’m too dangerous. I was like ‘Well, okay guys, good luck, I hope you can sell it.’"
She revealed that one of Jan’s children was going to be trans and one of the Bradys was going to have a Black spouse.
She responded to that with, "
Come on, let’s not be so obvious. Let’s make this Black spouse somebody who has a really close relationship with another Brady, and that’s how this Brady met them. Give them a foundation so this isn’t a token position.'"
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bra...rt-1236189909/