10 TV Spin-offs You Didn't Know Were Happening
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the gift that keeps on giving...
Hollywood is often accused of being obsessed with sequels and spinoffs, but the TV industry is just as prone to greenlighting these kinds of projects - if not more so.
If a show is a hit, then it's basically guaranteed that we'll see a spinoff of some description. Out of The Big Bang Theory, we got Young Sheldon. Out of Friends, we got Joey (groan). Out of Game Of Thrones, we're getting House Of The Dragon, which is currently in production - and the list goes on and on.
All things considered, it's actually impressive that a show like The Simpsons has managed to avoid being spun off after a staggering three decades on the air, although with Disney now in charge... that might change in the near future.
Hypothetical spinoffs aside, the near future also contains a whole bunch of very real spinoff shows - ones that you might not even know about. Major brands like The Walking Dead, Marvel, and The Boys are gearing up to expand their universes even further, so, unlike Joey, let's pray that they're actually half decent.
10. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Hit teen drama series Pretty Little Liars has ventured into spinoff territory before - and unfortunately, the results haven't been great.
Due to some low ratings, both Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists were cancelled after one season, which doesn't exactly bode well for the franchise's next spinoff, Original Sin. Or maybe it'll be a case of third time lucky?
Announced in September 2020, Original Sin will follow a group of teen girls as they deal with the fallout of a "secret sin" that their parents committed two decades prior. The spinoff - which is also being billed as a reboot - will maintain canon with the original show, while also adopting a more "horror-tinged" tone to distinguish itself.
While exact plot and character details are unknown at this time, we do know that the series will debut with ten episodes on HBO Max. In addition, a rather ominous teaser video was dropped on YouTube late last year - so make of that what you will.