ABC Orders Spinoff Series For The Goldbergs Starring AJ Michalka

Entertainment Weekly reports that ABC has given a straight-to-series order for a spinoff to their hit series The Goldbergs, which will debut during the 2018-19 season. It follows the staff of William Penn Academy, including Tim Meadows’ Principal Glascott. It was originally planned for the current TV season before ABC turned it down, even as it tested higher than the pilot for The Goldbergs. They aired the pilot in January as part of the actual series.

Creator Adam F. Goldberg said back in January: “It just kind of came and went. It’s really bizarre to us. I was told they wanted a workplace show. Ours was a family meets the workplace. That fit into what they wanted to do. It had a diverse cast they were looking for, and it had two of the most popular characters from its No. 2 show. I’m really happy that ABC is at least giving it a shot an airing it as an episode. Maybe we can build a case for ABC to consider it again, which would be amazing.”

In addition to Glascott, the series will also follow Coach Mellor (Bryan Callen) and Lainey Lewis (A.J. Michalka), who “despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.” Goldberg, Doug Robinson and Marc Firek will executive produce.