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The class is back in session once again.
“Community,” NBC’s six-season hit comedy series about a group of community college students, will return with a long-awaited movie, NBC’s Peacock streaming service announced Friday — fulfilling the “six seasons and a movie” of the show.
“‘Six Seasons and a Movie’ started as a cheeky line from Community’s early seasons and quickly sparked a passionate fan movement for this iconic, hilarious and cool (cool, cool) NBC comedy,” said Susan Rovner, President entertainment content. to NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We are incredibly grateful that 15 years later we are able to deliver this promised film to fans.”
The film will stream on Peacock, which will also acquire the full series on a non-exclusive basis. Although a release date has yet to be announced, original stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong will all return for the film, according to the official announcement. It is not yet known if Yvette Nicole Brown and Donald Glover will make appearances, although the two have been tagged on twitter by McHale when the news broke. (McHale did not tag former Chevy Chase cast member whose exit from the series followed reported clashes with series creator Dan Harmon.)
“Community” premiered in 2009 on NBC and quickly became a fan favorite. The show ran for 110 episodes, with its sixth season airing on Yahoo! Screen, where its finale aired in 2015.