These are some of the best spin off series in the history of television

​Achieving success with a television series is not an easy task, the work of the writers, producers and actors must be of high quality so that the public gets hooked and makes them part of them.

And since a series has achieved success, it is common for them to want to extend its life as much as possible, which sometimes has a counterproductive effect and undermines the quality that we were used to. It is common for plots and plots to become boring and repetitive or for unexpected twists in the script that change people's minds.

What is a spin off series?

Another of the options that producers and television networks choose to extend the success of a series is to create spin-off series that delve deeper into the plot of one of the secondary characters, the past life of one of the main characters or what happens to the characters years after the original series.

Spinoff series are those that have their origin in another previous series and that develop from characters or subplots. These series have been a hit on television for their ability to expand familiar universes and offer new perspectives and adventures. Since its inception, many spinoff series have become classics and have been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike.

Some examples of the best spinoff series of all time include "Frasier," which developed from the "Cheers" series; "Angel," which developed from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; and "Better Call Saul," a spinoff of the popular "Breaking Bad" series. All of these series have proven their ability to create interesting stories and memorable characters in their own right, while maintaining a connection to the original series.

Achieving new success with a spinoff series is not an easy task, there are clear examples of great failures such as the "Joey" series that focused on this main character from Friends and his life after the end of the original series.

What are the most successful spin off series in history?

Below we show you some of the series that have been equal or more successful than the original series.

The Simpsons

The Simpsons first appeared on "The Tracey Ullman Show", in which they aired a short on each weekly show.

Better Call Saul

One of the most critically acclaimed series, a spin off of Breaking Bad, this series lives up to it and at times improves the quality of the original.

Vikings: Valhalla

This production is set 100 years after the original series, at an important historical moment for the Vikings and the English where relations between them were very tense.

The Flash

What some may not know is that The Flash, released in 2014, is a spin off of the Green Arrow series, Arrow. The Arrow series was released in 2010.

Daria

Daria had her first appearances on the animated series Beavis and Butt-Head.

Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was quite a success back in the year 2000 and thanks to that success, Angel's character was able to have her own spin off.

Frasier

The sitcom Cheers, which ran from 1982 to 1993, served as the parent series for Frasier, which was based on the character Frasier Crane born in the already named Cheers.

Fear the Walking Dead

The Walking Dead has been one of the television phenomena of recent years and thanks to this, Fear the Walking Dead was born.

NCIS

The concept and the characters were initially presented in a double chapter of the JAG series, broadcast between the years 1995 and 2005.

The Young Sheldon

Spin off of The Big Bang Theory focused on the character of Sheldon Cooper, specifically when Sheldon is a 9-year-old prodigy.

The Originals

It is a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries and tells us about the lives of the original vampires in the universe of The Vampire Diaries.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

They are two successful television series that were created after the success of the original Law & Order, this franchise has other series like Law & Order: LA or Law & Order: True Crime but they did not have the same reception as the previous ones.

CSI: Miami and CSI: New York

CSI spin-off series: Las Vegas, which have been very successful and even made a crossover for television.

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain got its own animated series after appearing in the already successful Animaniacs.

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena, the warrior princess, comes from another mythical series from the 90s: Hercules: his legendary journeys, in which the character of Xena was introduced accompanying the protagonist, to later follow her solo adventures.

House Of the Dragon

House of the Dragon tells us what happened 200 years before the events seen in "Game of Thrones", undoubtedly one of the best series of the year 2022.

Which of these spin off series is your favourite? Do you think we have forgotten any? Tell us your opinion in the comments.