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'Fresh Off the Boat' to end after six seasons

"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.
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Constance Wu and Hudson Yang in "Fresh Off the Boat."Christopher Willard / ABC
/ Source: Variety
By Variety

LOS ANGELES — The 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 hour-long series finale set to air on Feb. 21. With its conclusion, the show will have aired over 100 episodes since it first debuted in 2015.

Vulture first reported the news.

"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."

He commended writer and producer Nahnatchka Khan and her team, as well as lead actors Randall Park and Constance Wu. "We'll miss the Huang family and are eternally grateful for the incredibly heartfelt stories they have told these past six seasons," Burke said.

While "Fresh Off the Boat" is ending, the world of the show may live on with a potential spinoff. An episode of "Fresh Off the Boat" will begin filming in mid-November that will introduce the characters that would form the basis of the new series.

Currently titled "Magic Motor Inn," the spinoff would center on an Indian family whose daughter goes to school with Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang). Vir Das has been cast as father DC while Preity G. Zinta has been cast as the mother, Meena. "Fresh Off the Boat" writer Rachna Fruchbom is attached to write. 20th Century Fox Television will produce.

However, the episode is not a backdoor pilot. If ABC should decide to further develop the spinoff, it would need to shoot a pilot during the traditional pilot season.

News of the ending of the series also comes after star Constance Wu voiced her displeasure on social media when the show was renewed for a sixth season earlier this year. Wu later clarified her comments, saying that she was forced to give up working on another project due to her commitments to the series.

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. The comedy is based on the memoir of the same name by Eddie Huang.

The series had seen its ratings decline as it went on and was moved to Friday nights for its fifth season.

Variety