Deadline reports that Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald are developing a spinoff of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for Paramount Pictures.
The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off spinoff is titled Sam and Victor’s Day Off and will follow the “same-day adventures of the titular valets who took the Ferrari on a joy ride” in the 1986 John Hughes movie. The original roles were played by Richard Edson and Larry “Flash” Jenkins, but the characters weren’t given names at the time. Bill Posley (Bitch Ass) is slated to pen the script for the spinoff.
Although there had been talks of a Ferris Bueller sequel back in the day, the first project to emerge was a TV series that portrayed the “real” Ferris Bueller upon which the movie was based. Charlie Schlatter starred as Ferris alongside Brandon Douglas as Cameron, Ami Bolenz as Sloan, and Jennifer Aniston as Jeannie. The series was cancelled after just thirteen episodes due to low ratings.
As for Cobra Kai, the fifth season of the hugely popular Karate Kid spinoff series is set to debut on Netflix on September 9th. “Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his “No Mercy” style of karate the only game in town,” reads the official synopsis. “With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he’s caused, Daniel LaRusso must call on an old friend for help.“
Do you think a spinoff of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off can work?