Tracy Morgan to Star in ‘The Neighborhood’ Spinoff at Paramount+

The world of CBS’ The Neighborhood is increasing.

The community’s streaming sibling, Paramount+, has ordered a comedy sequence titled Crutch that stars Tracy Morgan and is about in the identical world as The Neighborhood — albeit on the opposite facet of the nation. The present comes from CBS Studios, and The Neighborhood star and govt producer Cedric the Entertainer is amongst its EPs.

Morgan will play Francois Crutchfield, aka Crutch, a cousin of Cedric’s Calvin Butler and Harlem widower whose grownup son and daughter transfer again in with him. Morgan beforehand guest-starred in a 2022 episode of The Neighborhood as a unique relative of Calvin’s — his youthful brother Curtis.

I’m excited to be increasing our The Neighborhood universe by producing a present with the legendary comic Tracy Morgan,” Cedric The Entertainer stated in an announcement. “This new character is the shut cousin to my character Calvin Butler, and you’ll get pleasure from a few of their many similarities. Morgan performs Crutch, a ‘say-it-like-it-is’ widowed father who’s challenged when his two grownup youngsters and a few grandchildren want to maneuver again dwelling, and let’s simply say there will likely be a number of comedic issues.”

Owen Smith — who beforehand labored with Morgan on The Final O.G. at TBS — wrote the premiere script and can function showrunner for the sequence. Smith govt produces with Cedric the Entertainer and Eric C. Rhone of A Hen and a Bear Leisure, Morgan and The Neighborhood EPs Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Leisure and Wendi Trilling of TrillTV.

“Crutch will likely be navigating the ups and downs of getting his children and grandkids again beneath one roof, and you already know if I’m doing this, there will likely be loads of laughs alongside the best way,” stated Morgan. “I’m so blissful to have the ability to do that with my brother Cedric the Entertainer, Owen Smith and the remainder of the wonderful crew we’ve put collectively.”

Added Jeff Grossman, govt vp programming at Paramount Streaming, “Our subscribers love CBS’ The Neighborhood, so it’s a pure match to carry Crutch to Paramount+. We are able to’t wait to see what the immense skills behind Crutch — Tracy Morgan, Cedric The Entertainer and Owen Smith — carry to this new sequence.”

Manufacturing on Crutch is about to start later within the 12 months. A premiere date hasn’t been set.