Will “Large Brother: Unlocked” return in 2026? Producers share their ideas (unique)

Big Brother retains getting… effectively, larger. The present not solely prolonged its common Wednesday night time episodes to 90 minutes this previous season, but in addition launched a brand new model extension with the debut of Large Brother: Unlocked.

Primarily a Large Brother speak and interview present — in addition to an up to date model of the franchise’s earlier web dialogue present Home Calls from 2004 to 2008 — Unlocked featured former winners Taylor Hale and Derrick Levasseur welcoming celeb visitors (comparable to Lance Bass and Bobby Moynihan) and former Large Brother luminaries (like Chelsie Baham and Britney Haynes) to speak concerning the newest occasion inside the home. It additionally included interviews with essentially the most not too long ago evicted houseguests.

The spinoff aired 5 instances on CBS all through Large Brother season 27 (4 instances on Friday and as soon as on Sunday) and made its largest splash when nabbing Superman director (and BB tremendous fan) James Gunn as a visitor for its Sept. 19 finale.

However now that season 27 of Large Brother is firmly within the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward. And when wanting forward, does Large Brother within the 12 months 2026 as soon as once more contain Unlocked? Govt producers Wealthy Meehan and Allison Grodner positive hope so, though they’ve gotten no indication as of but from the community.

“We haven't heard formally,” Meehan reveals. “We hope that it continues on. It's a enjoyable extension of the present.”

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The way in which the producers see it, the primary season of Unlocked was one thing of a testing floor to see what works, and will the present return, they plan to maintain tinkering with the format.

“It would evolve and get higher the extra we do it,” says Meehan. “Taylor and Derrick have been nice, and we had some actually enjoyable visitors, in order that's one thing we'd wish to proceed doing and evolving, so hopefully it should come again.”

“Total, we have been actually proud of it,” provides Grodner. “It gave the impression to be effectively obtained, and other people got here to observe.”

Grodner additionally notes that it takes time for a devoted viewers to type — even for one thing a part of franchise like Large Brother, which has been on the air for 25 years. “We have to train folks to search out it and be taught the place it’s. However I feel we have been getting there by the tip, and it was nice to get these [celebrity fans as guests]. I imply, to have James Gunn! And what a fan he’s. Geez, who knew?” (Apparently Taylor Hale, who just about booked the director herself.)

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After all, the choice on whether or not to carry Unlocked again as a part of Large Brother season 28 in 2026 finally lies with CBS, and our supply near the community says no official choice can be made on that for fairly a while. You’ll suppose that airing the present on Paramount+ may additionally be an possibility if the published schedule was all booked up, nonetheless the community has lengthy ignored our pleas to place such bonus content material for exhibits like Large Brother and Survivor on their streaming platform.

So whereas the producers stay hopeful they’ll get one other shot to air segments comparable to “The BBies” and “Getting Jaggy with it,” solely time — and maybe the Mastermind — will inform if their Large Brother companion speak present will stay actually… unlocked.

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