NBC’s top-rated family drama This Is Us will end after the upcoming sixth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, an official announcement of This Is Us‘ final season likely will come Friday when NBC unveils its official 2021-22 television schedule. The news about the popular series ending is not surprising, as creator Dan Fogelman, the writers and various cast members have hinted at a six-year plan for the show.
This Is Us centers on the Pearson family and their loved ones at various points of the family’s history, and stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson. The series debuted in 2016 to acclaim, and have won Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics’ Choice awards NAACP Image Award and AFI Program of the Year honors. It was also nominated for a Peabody Award in 2017.
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