Extended Family brought sitcom icons Jon Cryer and Donald Faison back to network TV in the 2024 TV schedule, although their new characters definitely aren't carbon copies of who they played on Two and a Half Men and Scrubs, respectively. The first season finale seemed like it could blow up the premise entirely, but luckily, the formula is still in place for Season 2... that is, assuming there is a Season 2!
The show isn't renewed at the time of writing, so the time is right to look back at the story of the behind-the-scenes moves changes way back before Extended Family even premiered that resulted in Jon Cryer playing a different character than originally intended.
