'Roseanne' spinoff making progress without Barr
What’s “Roseanne” without Roseanne Barr? ABC is about to find out.
The network is close to securing a spinoff of the recently rebooted — and quickly canceled — comedy, without its controversial star, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Barr, whose show was axed after she called Valerie Jarrett, the former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, the baby of the “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes,” has “tentatively agreed” to waive any financial and creative rights to the spinoff, according to the outlet.
The rumored second take would focus on Darlene (Sara Gilbert), who served as an executive producer on the most recent season. John Goodman (Dan), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie) and the rest of the cast are expected to return as well, along with the show’s crew members.