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JamesG. · 03-28-2025, 05:15 PM

Shonda Rhimes recently revealed she had ideas for "Grey's Anatomy" spin-offs, and one for "Scandal", that never happened.

Grey's Anatomy

“I felt like we could have done Chicago Anatomy, Boston. We could have done that. It just didn’t appeal to me to rebuild the same world. And then we thought about a lot of things.”

“I thought that there could be a spinoff with Amelia that was the Shepherd sisters. They’re all doctors. It could have been a Shepherd sisters show, which would’ve been very interesting.”

Scandal

“We wanted to do a B613 spinoff on Scandal. Yeah, there was a bunch. But we really tried to look for shows that could stand on their own two feet, that were their own thing.”

https://deadline.com/2025/03/shonda-...fs-1236352432/

JamesG. · 04-23-2025, 07:26 AM

CBS has decided to not move forward with its planned spin-offs of "The Neighborhood" and "The Equalizer".

"The Neighborhood" spin-off was to focus on Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty Butler (Marcel Spears), the adult sons of Calvin and Tina starting a new chapter of their lives in Venice Beach.

Also announced in its cast were Justin Long, Kara Royster, Angelique Cabral and Hunter King.

"The Equalizer" spin-off was to star Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz.

Queen Latifah’s Robyn McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed (Feliz) to help track down her father, missing ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed (Welliver).

JamesG. · 07-05-2025, 05:31 AM

I was looking back on "Nip/Tuck" since Julian McMahon has died and saw that a spin-off never happened.

Rosie O'Donnell was going to lead the spin-off as her recurring character Dawn as she was a hit with fans. She confirmed back in 2006 that she was in talks with Ryan Murphy, but nothing ever came of it.

movielib · 07-13-2025, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG.

ABC has recently passed on "The Good Lawyer", its planned legal spin-off from "The Good Doctor", that was going to star Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman.

It was going to focus on a young attorney with severe OCD.

I posted about this and then saw you had posted earlier. So I deleted my post.

I will add that The Good Doctor was and The Good Lawyer would have been based on Korean series that were both excellent. Also, the characters were introduced on a Good Doctor episode where Dr. Shaun Murphy was sued for malpractice and insisted on being represented by the lawyer with OCD who had been relegated to doing only legal research by her firm.

I was very disappointed when the spinoff was scrapped.

JamesG. · 08-08-2025, 04:33 AM

Both scrapped spin-off pilots featured Selena Gomez:

- What’s Stevie Thinking?, a 2005 pilot featuring Gomez as Stephanie “Stevie” Sanchez, the younger sister of Lalaine's Miranda from "Lizzie McGuire".

- Arwin!, a 2007 pilot which would have focused on “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's” lovable janitor, played by Brian Stepanek, and his kids.

https://deadline.com/2025/08/selena-...ts-1236481835/

03-28-2025, 05:15 PM	#101
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Shonda Rhimes recently revealed she had ideas for "Grey's Anatomy" spin-offs, and one for "Scandal", that never happened. *Grey's Anatomy* “I felt like we could have done Chicago Anatomy, Boston. We could have done that. It just didn’t appeal to me to rebuild the same world. And then we thought about a lot of things.” “I thought that there could be a spinoff with Amelia that was the Shepherd sisters. They’re all doctors. It could have been a Shepherd sisters show, which would’ve been very interesting.” *Scandal* “We wanted to do a B613 spinoff on Scandal. Yeah, there was a bunch. But we really tried to look for shows that could stand on their own two feet, that were their own thing.” https://deadline.com/2025/03/shonda-...fs-1236352432/

04-23-2025, 07:26 AM	#102
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	CBS has decided to not move forward with its planned spin-offs of "The Neighborhood" and "The Equalizer". "The Neighborhood" spin-off was to focus on Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty Butler (Marcel Spears), the adult sons of Calvin and Tina starting a new chapter of their lives in Venice Beach. Also announced in its cast were Justin Long, Kara Royster, Angelique Cabral and Hunter King. "The Equalizer" spin-off was to star Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz. Queen Latifah’s Robyn McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed (Feliz) to help track down her father, missing ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed (Welliver).

07-05-2025, 05:31 AM	#103
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	I was looking back on "Nip/Tuck" since Julian McMahon has died and saw that a spin-off never happened. Rosie O'Donnell was going to lead the spin-off as her recurring character Dawn as she was a hit with fans. She confirmed back in 2006 that she was in talks with Ryan Murphy, but nothing ever came of it.

08-08-2025, 04:33 AM	#105
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Both scrapped spin-off pilots featured Selena Gomez: - What’s Stevie Thinking?, a 2005 pilot featuring Gomez as Stephanie “Stevie” Sanchez, the younger sister of Lalaine's Miranda from "Lizzie McGuire". - Arwin!, a 2007 pilot which would have focused on “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody's” lovable janitor, played by Brian Stepanek, and his kids. https://deadline.com/2025/08/selena-...ts-1236481835/

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