'Modern Family' Creators Talk Possible Mitch & Cam Spin-Off

Losing Schitt’s Creek in the middle of a worldwide pandemic was a major blow, and losing Modern Family after an 11-year run only days later was just the rotted cherry on top of the whole tragic loss of different eras of groundbreaking LGBTQ characters.

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The final season of Modern Family saw Mitchell and Cam consistently torn between adopting a new child or following Cam’s dreams of moving closer to his family in Missouri and coaching college football. When the coaching job fell through, the two men, who adopted their daughter Lily in the pilot episode, accepted a new son from their adoption agency and even bought a bigger house for their family to live in.

But one last twist was in store, and Cam wound up getting the coaching job after all, sending the family off to a new adventure in Missouri, new baby and all.

Their journey easily lends itself to a new show entirely, and fans immediately wondered if it was possible the Tucker-Pritchetts would get their own spin-off now that Modern Family has come to an end.

While there isn’t currently anything in development, show creators Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd hinted to Deadline that it’s still a possibility.

“I think that there are a couple of writers who are thinking about, well, is there a Mitch and Cam spinoff, but they’re literally just thinking about it,” Levitan said. “They’re using this time that we have now to think about it, if there’s something there.”

Lloyd seems to share the sentiment, admitting that he isn’t sure a spin-off would happen, but “we would probably be dumb to not explore it.”

“However, doing a spinoff is fraught in a lot of ways and we won’t do it unless we feel confident there’s something there. I don’t want to say it’s a long shot; it’s under discussion, but we’ll see.”

With Will & Gracealso coming to an end (again) soon, we’re really losing a lot of our queer-fronted sitcoms. While we definitely need fresh takes on the LGBTQ experience, as Schitt’s Creek gave us these last few years, bringing back familiar faces wouldn’t be so unwelcome either.