Los Angeles — ‘Eternally Yours’ Creators Explain Premiere Twist and Discuss Potential ‘Ghosts’ Crossover
After developing the pilot for their new series “Eternally Yours” more than a decade ago, creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman finally saw the show debut on television Thursday night. The CBS comedy’s premiere concludes with a deadly surprise that sets the stage for major changes in the lives of its characters.
The series stars Ed Weeks, Allegra Edwards, Rose Abdoo and others. It follows Liz (Edwards) and Charles (Weeks), a vampire couple who have been married for five centuries. Although they were deeply in love when their relationship began, spending eternity together has taken its toll. They now live with their family, technically a coven, including their young daughter Emma (Helen J Shen), as they navigate modern life and attempt to reignite their romance.
Their routine takes an unexpected turn when they meet Emma’s new boyfriend — and end up killing him, as viewers learn in the episode’s final moments.
The death is largely accidental. Liz and Charles had planned to drain his blood, which would have marked their first human hunt in centuries. However, they changed their minds after discovering that he was dating their daughter. Instead, Max (Jaren Lewinson) dies because of Mort (Tristan Michael Brown), one of the coven’s youngest members, who is practicing his telekinetic abilities.
The family ultimately saves Max by turning him into a vampire. Although the show has not established how long it has been since the coven last welcomed a new member, Wiseman said the uncertainty is intentional.
“I would be reluctant to answer anything that hasn’t been established in the TV show because it’s sort of like we may — if we haven’t said, and then we come up with a great story that required someone being turned 10 years ago, we’d keep that option open,” he told TheWrap. “So you know, it’s the sense from watching it is it has been a little while.”
Wiseman did confirm that Max’s transformation will bring a “big change” to Liz, Charles and the rest of the family as the season progresses.
“The coven rules are ‘You break it, you buy it.’ So if you turn someone, you have to take them in,” Wiseman explained. “So it’s a very big change. And you know, Charles isn’t the biggest Max fan. He’s not a fan of of Max dating his daughter. It’s also a really big escalation for Emma.”
With Max now a vampire, Emma must adjust to having her boyfriend living in the same home as her family.
“Now, the person she’s dating is living under the same roof,” Wiseman added. “So I think that can be an adjustment. And you know, Max has a new perspective. He’s going to sort of change things up and question things, how things are done in the coven, and come in with a new person’s perspective.”
While “Eternally Yours” blends family comedy with romance, its central premise originated in the creators’ own long-standing partnership.
Port said the concept initially drew inspiration from his extended writing collaboration and friendship with Wiseman, including the occasional frustrations that come with spending so much time together.
“Originally the idea came to us, because it was sort of based on Joe and my long term writing partnership, and our long friendship,” Port explained. “And getting on each other’s nerves sometimes, and that was sort of the genesis of thinking about like two people stuck together forever. Then it took the form of — we were like, ‘What’s the extreme example of that?’ [It’s] I guess vampires because they’re married forever.”
The pair have also found success bringing supernatural characters into comedy through “Ghosts,” which is approaching its sixth season on CBS. Port and Wiseman are already considering the possibility of connecting the two shows through a crossover.
“Yes, I’m very interested in doing a crossover,” Port said without hesitation. “It feels very fun and just kind of old school and like a rare opportunity. When do you have two series like this on at the same time? So it’s something that I think would be very cool.”
No concrete plans have been established, although sending the vampires into the world of the ghosts appears to be the most practical approach.
“That seems like that would be the easiest thing, since they can leave the house,” Wiseman said with a laugh.
“Eternally Yours” airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
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