The last episodes of the second season of Merlina arrived in Netflix last week, and a third season has already been commissioned.
The series of the series Merlina, Fred Armisenhe has confirmed that Netflix He is working on a spin-off on his character, Uncle Lucas.
The actor, comedian, musician and writer appeared in an episode of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon Earlier this week. He was asked about the previous rumors of a new program focused on his character, Uncle Lucas Addams.
“Yes,” Armisen replied. “Yes, we are working on it. It’s fantastic … it’s incredible”. He continued praising the director and executive producer of Merlina, Tim Burtonlike “incredible,” and added: “It’s great, great, great.”
Armisen did not give more details about the spin-off, which suggests that it is still in the initial development phase. You can see the full interview below.
What is known about Uncle Lucas’s possible series in Netflix
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this summer, Marlina’s showrunner and cooker, Alfred GoughHe talked about the possibility of a spin-off in the future. The publication pointed out that the information about the project remained in “high secret.”
“It’s something we are definitely considering; there are other characters that we can explore”GOUGH explained. Bela Basaria, Netflix content director, added: “There is much to explore in the Addams family.”
Bloomberg reported at the end of 2023 that Netflix was in the early stages of the creation of a series about Uncle Lucas, Merlina’s paternal uncle (Jenna Ortega).
At that time it was said that Amazon MGM Studios, owner of the rights of the Addams family and producer of the Marlina series, was also involved. According to the report, the series was in the initial phase of development without script.
The last episodes of the second season of Merlina arrived in Netflix last week, and a third season has already been commissioned. It has been reported that the series could have a total of seven seasons.
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