Parenthood - Cast and NBC Reach Agreement for Renewal

Update May 10th: Agreement Reached
Per deadline: No word from NBC yet but I hear that the cast of Parenthood have reached an agreement with NBC, paving the way to a 13-episode sixth and final season. With everyone willing to bring the beloved show to a proper conclusion, I hear there was a compromise on all sides. The actors had been asked to go down from 13 to 9 episodes. I hear the final count is somewhere in the middle.

Update May 10th: Talks still ongoing

Parenthood: Hearing talks btwn actors' reps, NBC are ongoing today despite talk of yesterday being a deadline. Bravermans circle wagons!

— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) May 10, 2014

Have we just seen the last of Parenthood? The critically praised NBC family drama had been expected to get one final season to close its run. I hear that is in jeopardy. The plan had been for a 13-episode final chapter, matching the sendoff of another acclaimed but ratings-challenged NBC series, comedy 30 Rock. However, in order to cut costs, I hear the network, which owns the show, has asked the large cast, which features a number of A-listers, to agree to reduce their guarantee to 9 episodes, meaning each cast member would appear in and paid for 9 of the 13 final episodes. I hear the two sides are at an impasse, with some of the main leads balking at the offer with the clock ticking. There is a deadline on the table and, if an agreement is not reached this afternoon, the series may go away.

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