The cult hit show Community’s prophecy has finally come true–the inventive and quirky comedy will indeed be getting a feature film after its six seasons that brought the show to a close in 2015. Original stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong will reportedly be re-teaming in a still unknown story.
Deadline was the first to report on the joint announcement from Peacock and Sony Pictures TV. As that pairing implies, the movie–and also the full six-season library of Community–will be coming to Peacock. As of this writing, Community can be watched on both Hulu and Netflix.
Noticeably missing from the film’s announced line-up are original stars Donald Glover (Atlanta), who we can hope for a surprise cameo from, and Chevy Chase–who infamously clashed with creator Dan Harmon and other cast members, and was then unceremoniously killed off the show. There has so far been no mention of the Season 6 fan-favorite characters played by Keith David (Requiem for a Dream, Mr. Robot) and Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) or Season 5 played by Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)–but it sure is hard to imagine Community’s big send-off without them.
In late August, Harmon said a Community movie expanding on and potentially concluding the show’s story was a “matter of when and not if.” A month ago, he said things had already progressed to the point that a story was already in place because it was necessary to court various partners to get the film made.
The phrase “six seasons and a movie” has become a rallying cry among Community fans, after popping up in the show repeatedly as the standard some of its characters hold for what a successful TV show should aspire to in its run.
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