Jeff Franklin Ousted From 'Fuller House' Amidst Behavior Complaints
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Fuller House will now go on without its creator.
Jeff Franklin, the very wealthy executive producer behind the Netflix show and ABC original
Full House, has been taken off of the series amidst complaints about his behavior. (The harassment, those close to the situation were quick to point out, is described as "behavioral" and not sexual.)
The news comes as
Fuller House producer Warner Bros. TV has also declined to renew its overall deal with the scribe behind more than a dozen sitcoms — including fellow 1990s hit
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. WBTV issued the following brief statement: “We are not renewing Jeff Franklin’s production deal and he will no longer be working on
Fuller House.”
The reboot has been a wild success for Netflix. Early in the series' run, insiders familiar with the streamer's secretive ratings described it as one of its most popular originals. The show was recently renewed for a fourth season, something the company was quick to confirm was still happening in its own statement.
“
Fuller House will return for a fourth season, as planned," said a Netflix spokesperson. "We hope to go into production in the next few months.”
The success of
Fuller House has also been credited with the current wave of sitcom reboots dotting the schedule. It preceded the broadcast revivals of
Will & Grace (NBC),
Roseanne (ABC)
and Murphy Brown (CBS).