
“Can a comedy sustain the things that we’re trying to talk about? I don’t know. Can you tell the same story? Can anyone in America maintain any kind of innocence about what police departments are capable of? I don’t have any easy answers, nor do I have a window into the mind bank of this writing staff. Raymond Holt on the beloved sitcom since 2013 echoed those statements, telling Variety, “ Brooklyn Nine-Nine has to commit itself, as a comedy, to telling the story of how these things happen, and what’s possible to deal with them. Right now we don’t know which direction it’s going to go in.”īrooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher, who has played Capt. “Our showrunner Dan Goor, they had four episodes all ready to go and they just threw them in the trash. We have an opportunity and we plan to use it in the best way possible,” Crews told Access Daily. “We’ve had a lot of somber talks about it and deep conversations and we hope through this we’re going to make something that will be truly groundbreaking this year. Samberg’s comments echo those of his Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Terry Crews, who first revealed that the show was being retooled during an interview. He added “I know that we’ll figure it out, but it’s definitely a challenge, so we’ll see how it goes.” As previously reported, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s final season will arrive after the Olympics with a now-confirmed release date of Thursday, August 12 on NBC. Once more with passion, ahem…Nineee-Niiineeeeee! NBC has officially revealed the premiere date for Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 8. Now, however, we finally know when the final season will premiere.

#Friends season 8 episode 21 cast series#
It’s clear that the series will deal with the Black Lives Matter movement and the current sentiment about policing this season, but how remains to be seen. Besides the obvious production hurdles due to COVID-19 restrictions, showrunner Dan Goor revealed that his writing team threw out completed scripts for the eighth season following George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed it.

However, a number of events have delayed the return of the series. According to Deadline, the “last season grew to… 6.4 million viewers overall.” NBC executives were quick to renew the series for season 8 just weeks after its season 7 debut. Then in February, NBC confirmed that season 8 will be the show’s final. Always a critical favorite, the workplace sitcom seemed to be rejuvenated by the network switch, and viewers have responded.

The series is also enjoying a new streaming home on Peacock, where it is available to stream with a Premium subscription. Brooklyn Nine-Ninewas always produced by NBC, and now that its home where it belongs, it’s become a staple of the network’s comedy line-up.
