Roseanne opposes the way the spin-off comes out of the character

Spoiler Warning: This story reveals details of the plot on the premiere of The Conners series.

Roseanne Barr is opposed to the way her character was written in The Conners, a show derived from her canceled sitcom.

Three weeks after Roseanne's sudden death, the first episode of the series reveals that the matriarch of the family has died as a result of an accidental overdose of opioids.

In a statement, Barr said that it "confers a useless, morose and morbid dimension to an otherwise happy family show".

ABC canceled Barr's sitcom in May after posting an offensive tweet.

The US network then commissioned a spin-off featuring other members of the cast.

• Roseanne apologizes on television for her tweet
• ABC orders Roseanne to launch television in The Conners

The first episode of The Conners was broadcast in the United States on Tuesday.

In a statement co-authored by her "Rabbi and longtime friend" Shmuley Boteach, Ms. Barr said that "killing Roseanne Conner's character" was "a choice that the network did not have to make".

"After repeated and sincere apologies, the network did not want to hide an unfortunate mistake, thus denying the American twin values ​​of repentance and forgiveness," she continued.

The cancellation of Roseanne, she continued, was "a spoiled opportunity, due in equal parts to fear, hubris and the refusal to forgive".

ABC ended Barr's show after posting a tweet comparing Valerie Jarrett – a former assistant to President Obama and African American – to a monkey.

Fans of the original series also expressed dismay at the way the character was written, some caller "sneaky" and "dark".

Still others were more receptive to the new show, which will run on 10 episodes.

This is not the first time that a successful series continues without one of its main stars.

In the 1970s, Farrah Fawcett left Charlie's Angels after a season to pursue a career in film. Years later, she revealed that she had left the series after disagreements over the direction of her character.

Shelley Long left her role as Diane barmaid of Cheers in 1987, while the American version of The Office lasted two years after Steve Carell's departure in 2011.

More recently, Netflix has decided to kill Kevin Spacey in the political drama House of Cards and make his sixth and final season without him.

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