ViacomCBS and Younger creator Darren Star are developing a potential spinoff revolving around Duff's book editor character Kelsey Peters that could be made for Paramount Network or be shopped to an outside network or streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "A network for the Duff-led Younger spinoff has not yet been determined and it's unclear if the episode, which has not yet been scripted or filmed, could air as a planted episode of the comedy's previously announced seventh season," reports The Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg. "Sources say that ViacomCBS — which owns Younger alongside Jax Media — could bring the series to Paramount Network, where Younger was briefly poised to move — or shop it elsewhere. The series is technically produced in-house via ViacomCBS' internal MTV Studios, which since launching in June 2018, has been focused on mining its vault of IP and serving as a content supplier for third-party outlets." Star is reportedly experiencing something similar with his Paramount Network series Emily in Paris, which is expected to instead move to Netflix. The news comes as Duff's Disney+ revival of Lizzie McGuire remains in limbo following the firing earlier this year of creator and showrunner Terri Minsky over creative differences.
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