It’s been almost half a yr since we bid farewell to A Million Little Issues, wiping away what I’m certain had been 1,000,000 little tears on the full-circle second that noticed Gary Mendez finish his life amid a battle with terminal most cancers. The sequence finale in Might gave AMLT followers — aka Millionaires — flashes of what got here subsequent for the tight-knit group of mates, offering a (principally) satisfying ending to their story. … However what if that wasn’t the tip? Creator DJ Nash gave a cryptic response to a fan asking concerning the sequence, and now I’m excited over again about what I’d like to see subsequent.
The author’s and actor’s strikes have wreaked havoc on the TV and film schedules, leaving many confused about what sequence ended as deliberate, which had been canceled and what we’ll get new seasons of in 2024. So I don’t blame the Millionaire who requested DJ Nash to make clear the standing of A Million Little Issues, however I definitely was not anticipating this answer:
It’s over. For now.
“For now”?! DJ Nash had at all times envisioned A Million Little Issues working for 5 seasons, and he caught to his weapons to full the story the best way he had deliberate from the start. Nevertheless, it virtually seemed like Nash regretted that call because the finale drew nearer, and he mentioned he was leaving the door open to probably revisit the story down the road. To know that he’s maintained that prepare of thought for the previous six months feels promising.
Do I dare get my hopes up, after spending in all probability an excessive amount of time crying and eager about 16-year-old Javi Mendez watching and rewatching outdated movies from Gary, mourning the truth that he’d by no means get to satisfy the glue that held the “band of dads” collectively so many instances? Properly, both means, that’s the place we’re at, and right here’s what I’d prefer to see occur subsequent:
I’d like to see a derivative referred to as Band of Dads that centered across the kids of the “Rutledge” gang that follows them into younger maturity as they begin their very own households. This might deliver the identical “it takes a village” mindset from AMLT, specializing in discovered household, and we all know from the sequence finale that Jon’s son Danny, Gary’s son Javi, Eddie’s son Theo, and Rome’s son Tyrell all nonetheless be in contact to some extent, as they continued their fathers’ custom of attending Bruins hockey video games.
Their dad and mom might have been the main focus of A Million Little Issues, however every of the youngsters already has a richly developed backstory, and it doesn’t damage that we noticed that Tyrell and Jon’s daughter Sophie had been anticipating a child of their very own. This spinoff would additionally give us an opportunity to study extra concerning the future hinted at within the AMLT finale, together with Katherine and Greta having a toddler of their very own, Sophie’s band touring the world and Maggie’s relationship life post-Gary.
DJ Nash and showrunner Terrence Coli have set the desk for the right spinoff to proceed the Bostonians’ story of friendship, and it definitely appears like Nash has maintained hope for one thing extra. Till that occurs although, we will at all times relive A Million Little Issues, with all 5 seasons out there to stream with a Hulu subscription.
