‘The Neighborhood’ Creator Jim Reynolds Exits As Showrunner CBS Sequence – .

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Reynolds, creator, executive producer and showrunner of The Neighborhood, is leaving the popular CBS comedy series after three seasons. CBS Studios, behind the multi-camera sitcom starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfiend, will be naming a new showrunner for season four, which was taped by CBS in February.

“I’m very proud of The Neighborhood and have given everything of myself for the past three years to make this the best show possible,” Reynolds said in a statement to .. “I am so happy that the show found such an enthusiastic audience and will continue to live. At that moment, given all that was going on in the world, I had decided that I was not the right person to continue telling these stories. I look forward to the show flourishing and wish everyone involved all the best. “

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Reynolds’ departure will come after Season 3 production is complete. According to sources, CBS Studios decided to change the leadership of The Neighborhood based on feedback the studio had received on Reynolds over a period of time regarding race-related issues. I heard this included feedback from two black writers who recently left the show after completing work on Season 3.

Veteran comedy Reynolds created The Neighborhood, which explores issues of racing on screen based on personal experience. The sitcom about a white Midwestern family who got used to moving to a mostly African American neighborhood in Pasadena, California was a formidable anchor for CBS on Mondays. In its current third season, it is the most watched comedy on television behind CBS ‘Young Sheldon, reaching 7.02 million viewers.

Also starring in the neighborhood are Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan. The cast has been informed of Reynolds’ exit over the weekend. Executive producers are Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone, Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor from Kapital, and Wendi Trilling from TrillTV.

Prior to founding The Neighborhood, Reynolds was the co-executive producer of CBS’s multi-camera comedy series 9JKL. Previously, he served on the network’s The Big Bang Theory for eight years and rose to Executive Producer.

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