Brooklyn Nine-nine star Star Terry Crews has said the show’s writers chose to start from scratch on the new season after public outcry over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
For its eighth and final season this year, NBC is reportedly giving “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” an Olympics-sized lead-in.
NBC said Friday morning that the final 10-episode season of the cop comedy will premiere in August during Tokyo Olympics.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine will air this August, in the “coveted” post-Olympics slot after the Tokyo games end on August 8.
“I’m so thankful to NBC and Universal Television for allowing us to give these characters and our fans the ending they deserve. I feel very lucky to have worked with this amazing cast and crew for eight seasons,” series co-creator Dan Goor wrote on Twitter upon the announcement.
The upcoming finale will mark the second ending for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” following its brief cancellation by Fox after Season 5. NBC then picked up the show amid a fan campaign to save the series.
The series was supposed to return last fall to finish its run.
Star Terry Crews has said the show’s writers chose to start from scratch on the new season after public outcry over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
The series was also among a handful of Universal Television series whose shooting schedules were interrupted by spikes in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles over the holidays.
In addition to Crews, the ensemble comedy stars Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Dirk Blocker and Joel McKinnon Miller. Showrunner and co-creator Dan Goor executive produces alongside Mike Schur, David Miner, Luke Del Tredici and David Phillips.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
The last season of the workplace sitcom has a lot in store, with the show promising to reflect the events of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests as well as the fact that Jake and Amy now have a son.
Regardless of exactly when it premieres, it will be exciting to see how Brooklyn Nine-Nine comes to an end when the series returns for its final season. (NP)
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