While viewers can’t get enough of the Pearson family, This is us had to shorten season 5 with two episodes. The finale date is approaching for Season 5, and there aren’t many episodes left. After This is us Fans of Season 5 Episode 13 have discovered the new schedule.
Schedule ‘This Is Us’ season 5 2021 changes
The producers had planned for season 5 of This is us to air 18 episodes, just like each of the previous seasons. However, production of the beloved family drama was halted several times due to the spread of COVID-19. Filming over the past year has been quite a challenge and the show didn’t air until the end of October 2020.
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This is us is taking another break from airing new episodes after the April 13 show. The Pearsons will not return for another episode until May 11, 2021. From This is us Season 5 Episode 14 promo, fans will see that Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Kate (Chrissy Metz) have a heart to heart. In addition, Deja (Lyric Ross) encourages Randall (Sterling K. Brown) to support Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) instead of trying to be her “hero.”
Only three episodes of This is us continue in season 5 – aired on May 11, May 18 and May 25.
‘This Is Us’ season 5 finale date and what to expect
The cast of This is us returns for the Season 5 finale on May 25. However, it will be broadcast at a new time, 10pm The voiceHopefully viewers will see the wedding between Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Madison (Caitlin Thompson). If This is us Season 5 ends with the wedding, viewers will see Kevin and Randall in a new light.
“We’ll see the brothers support each other, the end,” This is us CEO Kay Oyegun told People. “They will support each other – and it will be delicious.”
But before the fabulous wedding the Pearsons have planned, there will be drama. Director Ken Olin hinted that things are getting ‘a little bit darker’.
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“We’re introducing potential problems in the marriage with Toby and Kate,” Olin began. “We’re introducing something that might be going on with Deja and Malik. You’ll find that when Nicky arrives, Kevin’s safe haven at Madison will have some ripples there. “
Will there be a season 6 of ‘This Is Us’?
This is us returns for season 6 in the fall of 2021. That final chapter, however, will be the end of the Pearson family drama on NBC. The show will not be canceled. Showmaker Dan Fogelman, however, revealed that in 2019 This is us ends with season 6.
“We never intended to make a television series that would run for 18 seasons,” Fogelman told The Hollywood Reporter. “We have a very direct plan.”
This Is Us Season 5 ends with the finale on May 25 at 10 p.m. EST on NBC. After that, the series will return for its sixth and final season in the fall of 2021.