- The ‘woke’ Brady Bunch reboot was to include black and transgender characters
- Olsen, 63, was fired from the reboot over her politically-incorrect views
- READ MORE: Shocking truth about Brady Bunch affairs
Susan Olsen who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch has claimed that a ‘woke’ reboot of the series was axed over her conservative political views.
The actress, 63, lifted the lid on the scrapped revival – which would have included black and transgender characters – in an interview with the #WalkAway Campaign podcast this month.
Olsen said that the CBS network became interested in bringing back the iconic ’70s series after the cast reunited for A Very Brady Renovation in 2019, which brought record ratings to HGTV at the time.
The planned revival was set to take some inspiration from the controversial Roseanne reboot by having the actors real life personalities and political views shape their on-screen characters.
Olsen explained that Cindy was going to be a Libertarian podcaster on the series, while Jan Brady, played by outspoken liberal Eve Plumb, would have a transgender child.
Susan Olsen who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch has claimed that a ‘woke’ reboot of the series was axed over her conservative political views
The original Brady Bunch cast are pictured together in 1970
To increase the diversity on the all-white cast, producers also planned to give one of the Bradys a black spouse.
‘I was hoping to continue what Roseanne Barr had set out to do, which I really liked,’ Olsen shared.
‘Her reboot had a family with completely different political opinions and in the end they all love and respect each other.’
However, Olsen’s dreams were cut short when network executives at CBS discovered that the actress had been fired from a radio gig in 2016 for going on a ‘homophobic rant.’
At the time, Olsen had used a gay slur in a private message to openly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting, after he campaigned to have her fired from her LA Talk Radio show for supporting Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
After explaining what had happened to CBS, the network asked Olsen to take a course in political correctness before they moved ahead with The Brady Bunch reboot.
Olsen agreed, saying that she thought doing the course would help to get the show greenlit and would better equip her to deal with the media.
Olsen claimed that she was sacked from the series after network executives discovered all the politically-incorrect comments she had made over the years
The last time the original Brady Bunch siblings all came together was for HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation, which brought in record ratings (pictured in 2019)
The network then decided to do a deep internet search on Olsen to see if she had shared any other politically incorrect opinions that could get her in trouble.
Upon doing the search, CBS discovered that the former child star had been incredibly outspoken against the Covid vaccine, mandates, and masking.
Olsen then claimed that she was dropped from the reboot altogether due to her political views.
‘Wow, I’ve been canceled,’ she said. ‘A role that I’ve played for over fifty years, I can’t play it now because I’m too dangerous.’
Olsen also said that she was pulled into a Zoom meeting – which she compared to an ‘inquisition’ – by the reboot’s producers and creators, who grilled her over her stance on various political issues – including the Covid vaccine and transgender children.
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The Brady Bunch ran from 1969 to 1974, but has continued over the years with various spin-offs and other projects
While Olsen maintains that she’s still on good terms with her on-screen siblings, she admits that getting dropped from the reboot led to the end of her relationship with Eve Plumb.
‘I think she feels betrayed,’ she said of Plumb, adding that Plumb believes Trump is ‘evil.’
The last time the original Brady Bunch siblings all came together was for HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation.
The series ended up reaching 28 million viewers in its first four weeks and was the most-watched premiere in HGTV history.