Sixth season will be final one for ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
ABC comedy “Fresh Off the Boat” will not be back for a seventh season. Variety has confirmed that the single-cam sitcom is set to end with its current sixth season, with an hourlong series finale Feb. 21. At its conclusion, the show will have aired over 100 episodes since it first debuted in 2015.
“We couldn’t be prouder of this game-changing show and the impact it has had on our cultural landscape,” said Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment. “The success of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ has helped pave the way for inclusion throughout the industry.
“The cast, led by Randall Park and Constance Wu, is one of the finest and funniest on television. We’ll miss the Huang family and (we) are eternally grateful for the incredibly heartfelt stories they have told these past six seasons.”
Set in the ’90s, “Fresh Off the Boat” centers on hip-hop-loving teenager Eddie Huang and his family, who have adjusted to Orlando and the suburban American lifestyle. Hudson Yang plays
Eddie, with Park and Wu as his parents. Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen play Eddie’s brothers, and Lucille Soong stars as his grandmother.
The comedy is based on the memoir of the same name.
While the show is ending, a potential spinoff is in the works. An upcoming episode of “Fresh Off the Boat” will introduce the characters that would form the basis of the new series — an Indian family whose daughter goes to school with Eddie Huang.
Clooney project: Demian Bichir is set to join George Clooney in Netflix’s adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel “Good Morning, Midnight.”
Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo and Kyle Chandler are also on board, with Clooney set to helm the pic — his first feature film directing gig since 2017’s “Suburbicon.” “The Revenant” screenwriter Mark L. Smith penned the script.
The post-apocalyptic tale follows the parallel stories of Augustine (Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, and an astronaut on board the Aether spacecraft, which is trying to return home to Earth as Augustine races to make contact with the spaceship. Bichir’s role is being kept under wraps.
Stiller-Scott series: Apple has given the green light to a drama series starring Adam Scott, with Ben Stiller attached to direct.
Stiller will also executive produce the series, titled “Severance,” with Scott also producing in addition to starring.
The show is described as a workplace thriller that introduces Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Scott will play the lead role of Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.
Scott most recently appeared in the Emmy-winning HBO drama series “Big Little Lies.” His other recent TV roles include comedies “The Good Place” and “Ghosted” as well as an appearance in the rebooted “Twilight Zone.” He is also known for his role in the NBC series “Parks and Recreation.”
This marks one of the few television projects Stiller has directed. He is coming off directing the Emmy-nominated Showtime series “Escape at Dannemora,” for which he was nominated for best director for a limited series. The show earned a nod for best limited series. He has previously directed films such as “Tropic Thunder,” “Zoolander” and “Reality Bites.”