{"id":316110,"date":"2026-03-06T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/316110\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:32:11","slug":"jesse-tyler-ferguson-reveals-he-didnt-want-to-do-potential-modern-family-spinoff-because-he-wanted-to-date-other-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/316110\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Tyler Ferguson Reveals He Didn\u2019t Want to Do Potential \u201cModern Family\u201d Spinoff Because He Wanted to \u2018Date Other People\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Jesse Tyler Ferguson admits he didn’t want to do the potential Modern Family spinoff that followed Mitchell and Cameron’s life after moving to Missouri<\/p>\n

The actor explained that he was excited for life post-Modern Family and wasn’t sure he wanted to continue his character’s story<\/p>\n

“As the reality of, maybe the spinoff was actually going to happen, I literally felt like, \u2018Oh my god, I want to date other people,\u2019” he said on the March 3 episode of his Dinner’s On Me podcast<\/p>\n

Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/a> admits he was looking forward to life post-Modern Family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While speaking to Wendy McLendon-Covey<\/a> on the Tuesday, March 3 episode of his Dinner\u2019s On Me podcast<\/a>, the actor, 50, shared he was ready for something new after his 11-season run as Mitchell Pritchett, a lawyer-turned-district attorney, on the ABC sitcom.<\/p>\n

Ferguson noted that the world entered the COVID-19 pandemic soon after the comedy series had ended, saying, \u201cI was so excited for this next chapter of my life, and then it was like, everyone go inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/p>\n

Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson on ‘Modern Family’
Credit: Peter “Hopper” Stone\/ABC<\/p>\n

“During that time, they were brewing this idea of maybe doing a Modern Family spinoff with [Eric Stonestreet<\/a>] and I, which I was interested in, but I was also supposed to do this play in New York,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Unsure of whether or not he wanted the story of Mitchell and Cameron (Stonestreet) to continue, Ferguson said he was hesitant about signing up for the spinoff.<\/p>\n

“It sort of felt like, as the reality of, maybe the spinoff was actually going to happen, I literally felt like, \u2018Oh my god, I want to date other people,\u2019” he said.<\/p>\n

In an industry that often leans on spinoffs of beloved shows, Ferguson explained he had \u201cto feel what it\u2019s like to not do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The cast of ‘Modern Family’
Credit: Richard Cartwright\/ABC<\/p>\n

Since Modern Family wrapped six years ago, discussions of a spinoff series have floated around. McLendon-Covey, 56, even shared that she believes the cast will one day reunite.<\/p>\n

\u201cModern Family will come back,\u201d the St. Denis Medical star said. \u201cAnd it\u2019ll be the right time because enough time will have happened for new ideas to germinate, and you\u2019ll all want to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stonestreet shared his thoughts on the Pritchett-Tucker family spinoff during an appearance on In Depth With Graham Bensinger<\/a> in 2024, explaining that he was on board with the idea of the new series but no longer believes there is potential for it or another spinoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had their chance,\u201d he said. \u201c[Co-creator] Chris Lloyd and a couple of other writers wrote a really great script that spun Jesse and I off in our life in Missouri, and they said \u2018No.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the show. I love Jesse,\u201d Stonestreet noted. \u201cWe had a great working relationship. We had amazing chemistry\u2026 I would\u2019ve kept going. I think everyone would\u2019ve kept going a year away from everyone being done with the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n