Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cam Tucker on *Modern Family*, got talking recently regarding a scrapped spinoff he did with his character and Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Mitch Pritchett, which he believes would have worked. The 53-year-old was having an interview on *In Depth with Graham Bensinger* when he opened up about the disappointment that he and Jesse had when the network ended the project.
According to Eric, co-creator of the show, along with Chris Lloyd and a couple of writers, they already had an excellent script for the spinoff. The idea was supposed to revolve around the life of Cam and Mitch after transferring to Missouri, but the network would not take it. “They just said, ‘We don’t want to do it,'” Eric said. It was a let-down because they felt that the spinoff had great potential.
An actor admitted the sting of it was a little painful but guessed the network may have regarded them as “the old guys” and didn’t feel like lugging those characters any further. Still, Eric expressed his confidence that the spin-off would have worked out. “I don’t think it would have failed,” he declared, praising the commitment the creators of *Modern Family* gave the original show to make it such a success for so many years.
Although the spinoff did not come to be, Eric gave some hope with something exciting to expect from the cast in the future. He hinted at wanting a *Modern Family* Christmas special, noting that there has been talk of bringing back the cast for a holiday episode. “I wish we’d do a Christmas special, and there’s been talk of that,” he teased.
Earlier this year, the adult cast of Modern Family reunited for an adorable mini-session on the red carpet at the 2024 SAG Awards, delighting fans of the long-running sitcom. Related to this news is the interview of Nolan Gould, who played Luke Dunphy, about how being on the show dramatically changed the life of a child actor.
Although the Cam and Mitch spinoff may never make the cut, rumors of a reunion special from Eric could give fans of a favorite show the hope of seeing beloved series casts reunited once again for their next project.