Ces spin-offs télévisés sont devenus des succès à part entière : Uncle Fester suivra-t-il la même voie sur Netflix ?

Netflix is Developing a New Series based on Addams Family

A spinoff of the mega hit show “Wednesday” is in the early stages of development at Netflix, Bloomberg first reported. This could open the doors to a broad universe of Addams Family shows and add a new series to a long lineup of TV offshoots that have been historically met with mixed success.

Starring Fred Amisen as Uncle Fester, the new series is still in the initial phase of development, Variety has since confirmed, and would be the first addition to the Addams Family universe on Netflix since “Wednesday” premiered in November of 2022.

“Wednesday” went on to enjoy great success—it became the most popular English-language series of all time on Netflix in June and was nominated for or won dozens of television awards.

The creation of an Uncle Fester show would be the first step toward fulfilling a goal showrunners and creators Al Gough and Miles Millar have had since the original show began— to “branch out this world beyond just ‘Wednesday,” Gough told the Hollywood Reporter ahead of the premiere. Netflix and Amazon, which owns the rights to “The Addams Family” and its characters, are both on board with the idea of an expanded universe, according to Bloomberg.

Netflix did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment on the new series Monday.

The Most Successful Tv Spinoffs

“The Simpsons” — Born from a series of shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in 1989, the animated sitcom has been on air ever since and has been renewed through its 36th season, which will end in 2025.

“The Jeffersons” — One of the longest-running sitcoms in history.

“Frasier” — The mega hit 1990s sitcom “Frasier” was a spinoff of “Cheers” that won a total of 37 Primetime Emmy Awards during its 11 seasons, a record it held until it was topped by “Game of Thrones” in 2016.

“Family Matters” — The beloved Winslow family, first appeared in “Perfect Strangers”, with matriarch Harriette Winslow cast as an elevator operator through the fourth season.

“The Facts of Life” — Housekeeper Edna Garrett left her job at the Drummonds’ house in “Diff’rent Strokes” to star as the housemother of a prep-school dormitory in “The Facts of Life,” which aired for 9 seasons in the 1980s and earned Charlotte Rae an Emmy Award for best actress.

Youg Sheldon: The prequel to the mega hit “Big Bang Theory” routinely sees its reruns score more viewers than most new broadcast TV shows.

“Better Call Saul” — The lawyer to crystal meth cook Jesse Pinkman in “Breaking Bad” got his own show in 2015 that went on to enjoy almost as much success as its predecessor—”Better Call Saul” aired for six seasons before it ended in 2022 and earned dozens of awards and more than 200 nominations. “House of the Dragon” — The “Game of Thrones” spinoff is only one season in, but its premiere was the largest in HBO history with nearly 10 million viewers last August and almost all of those fans stuck with the show—its season 1 finale was watched by 9.3 million people.

Spinoff Tv Shows That Never Hit It Big

“AfterMASH” and “W*A*L*T*E*R” — The two shows born from the cultural phenomena that was “M*A*S*H”

“Joey” — Matt LeBlanc’s character on “Friends” went on to try to make it as an actor in L.A. after the original hit series ended, but “Joey” lasted only two seasons and was canceled in 2006.

“The Ropers” — Stanley and Helen Roper were household names for their role as landlords in “Three’s Company,” but viewers didn’t stick with them when they moved to a more upscale neighborhood in a show that lasted two seasons at the end of the 1970s.

“The Golden Palace” — The women of “The Golden Girls” inspired three spinoff series after their original seven-season run, but “The Golden Place” starring Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty was the least successful, airing for only one 24-episode season.

“Queer Eye for the Straight Girl” — The concept of women receiving makeovers from a group of gay men—and one lesbian—lasted only 13 episodes while its parent show, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” went on to enjoy a Netflix reboot that has been renewed for a ninth season.

“The Tortellis” — While “Fraser” went on to become one of the most beloved sitcoms of its time, the “Cheers” spinoff following Nick and Loretta’s move to Las Vegas made it only 13 episodes in 1987.

“Ravenswood” and “The Perfectionists” — The audience of ABC Family’s most popular show ever, “Pretty Little Liars,” never showed interest in the two spinoff series it inspired and each lasted only one, 10-episode season.