With a mostly offhand remark, ABC chairman Lloyd Braun has set off speculation that the network is considering a spinoff of its long-running series “The Practice.”
Talking with reporters last week to discuss ABC’s performance in the February sweeps period, Braun said that although no decision has been made on whether the show will return next season, the network is in “active discussions” with “Practice” creator David E. Kelley about another series.
“I can tell you we’re in active discussions with David Kelley about another show that will share some of the same blood with ‘The Practice,’ ” he said.
He declined to elaborate, saying, “We’re not prepared to get into too many details yet because [the concept] is still going through that brain of David Kelley’s.”
Kelley and Jason Katims, who have worked together on Fox’s “Boston Public,” also are developing a separate pilot for ABC, a family drama about three sisters who run a wedding-planning business.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Victoria Rodriguez (vrodriguez@tribune.com).
