Roseanne Minus Roseanne: ABC Picks Up The Conners Spinoff

Roseanne minus Roseanne.

ABC has officially picked up a spinoff of its former hit show weeks after canceling it over racist tweets from its star.

Per The Hollywood Reporter:

Following aggressive talks with exec producer Tom Werner, the Disney-owned broadcaster has handed out a 10-episode, straight to series order for Roseanne spinoff The Conners (working title). The new take, which will also be a multicamera comedy and premiere in the fall, will follow the Conner family who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.

ABC stressed in its announcement Thursday that former star Barr will have no financial or creative involvement in the new series.

This essentially means that everyone else on the show will still have their jobs, something Roseanne Barr herself acknowledges in a statement.

“I regret the circumstances,” she says, “that have caused me to be removed from Roseanne. I agreed to the settlement in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved.”

The Conners is set to air this fall.

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