Broadening TV Universes: A New Era for Popular Series
The changing television landscape showcases a rise in spinoffs and expanded universes, revitalizing cherished scripted series. Productions such as Goosebumps and Cruel Summer have adopted anthology formats, enabling new narratives while preserving essential thematic components. At the same time, established franchises like Suits, with its latest spinoff Suits: LA, delve into new locations and characters to keep viewers engaged. Michael Schur’s comedy universe illustrates how creators build interconnected worlds while maintaining originality among the series.
Networks are actively embracing this trend, with CBS broadening Fire Country and NCIS, along with reboots such as The Madison, signaling the industry’s transition towards developing sustainable franchise pipelines.
This report was generated with the assistance of AI tools that summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists from Us Weekly.
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