BET+ has greenlit Varnell Hill, a workplace-comedy series based on Tommy Davidson's character on Martin; Davidson will reprise the role. It's a straight-to-series order - we can consider five seasons of Martin one long pilot.

For those of us old enough to remember Martin (or caught up through reruns), that phrase is etched into our pop culture vocabulary. During a memorable two-episode run called "Hollywood Swingin'," in the popular Fox show's second season,

The show that cemented itself into pop culture is getting a franchise extension and will focus on a new, memorable character.