At the last moment possible, Community - the cult comedy cancelled by NBC in May 2014 - has been resurrected by Yahoo Screen, which has ordered a 13-episode 6th season as the web service plans on expanding to original programming.
"I am very pleased that Community will be returning for its predestined sixth season on Yahoo," said series creator Dan Harmon in a statement. "I look forward to bringing our beloved NBC sitcom to a larger audience by moving it online. I vow to dominate our new competition. Rest easy, Big Bang Theory. Look out, Bang Bus!"
Added star Joel McHale, "The reports of our cancelation have been greatly exaggerated.' --- Mark Twain (The other version of this quote has been wrong for years). #SixSeasonsAndaMovie is real. Thank you Sony. Thank you Yahoo. Thank you Dan Harmon. And thank you to the greatest f%$#ing fans in the history of the human race. It's the internet. We can swear now."
"Yahoo is all about connecting the best creators to the audiences who love their work," said Kathy Savitt, CMO of Yahoo. "Community has an incredibly passionate and loyal fan base who have fought hard to keep this amazing show alive. We couldn't be more excited to work with Dan, Joel and the entire cast, as well as Sony, to deliver a great Season 6."
"Yahoo is all about connecting the best creators to the audiences who love their work," said Kathy Savitt, CMO of Yahoo. "Community has an incredibly passionate and loyal fan base who have fought hard to keep this amazing show alive. We couldn't be more excited to work with Dan, Joel and the entire cast, as well as Sony, to deliver a great Season 6."
Harmon, Chris McKenna, Russ Krasnoff and Gary Foster are all set to return as executive producers as are stars McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Ken Jeong and Jim Rash.
