NBC’s 'Will & Grace' reboot to end with upcoming 2020 season

“Will & Grace” executive producers Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and James Burrows have decided to end the “Will & Grace” reboot on NBC with the 2020 season.

“We think of the ‘Will & Grace’ reboot episodes the way Karen Walker thinks of martinis – 51 is not enough, 53 is too many,” they said in a joint statement. “That is why, after consulting with the cast, we all have decided this will be the final season of ‘Will & Grace.’”

The comedy, starring Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullaly, originally aired for eight seasons on NBC from 1998 to 2006, before being rebooted 11 years later in 2017.

“In 2016, Bob Greenblatt came to us with the idea of doing a 10-episode reboot of ‘Will & Grace,’” said Mutchnick, Kohan and Burrows. “They say you can’t go home again, but we did. And now, three seasons and 52 episodes later, we’re even more proud of something we never thought we’d get a chance to do again. We have had a once-in-a-lifetime experience twice. And for that, we owe a double debt of gratitude to NBC, this show’s supportive and caring home since day one.”

The team also heaped praise on the “Will & Grace” acting foursome, adding that it has been “the highlight of our careers to write for and direct four incredible artists who we consider to be the finest and funniest ensemble sitcom cast of all time.”

A premiere date for the third and final season of the reboot has not yet been announced.

NBC Entertainment co-chairmen George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy said that NBC had “jumped at the chance” to revive the series.

“The impact and legacy of ‘Will & Grace’ simply can’t be overstated, both as a true game-changer in the portrayal of the LGBTQ community and as one of the finest comedies in television history,” they said. “A huge thank you to Max, David, Jimmy and a cast that is second to none for their brilliance over an incredible run.”

“Will & Grace” is hardly the only series to have been revived in recent years, with “Dynasty,” “Charmed” and “Queer Eye” among the series that have been revived in some fashion or another.

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