'This Is Us' Season 6: Air time, how to live stream, cast and all you need to know about the dramedy's final season

'This Is Us' creator has shared that the show was always supposed to run for only around six seasons
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore star in 'This Is Us' as Jack and Rebecca Pearson (Instagram@nbcthisisus)
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore star in 'This Is Us' as Jack and Rebecca Pearson (Instagram@nbcthisisus)

'This Is Us' fans don't have too much time with the Pearson family left, considering Season 6 has been officially announced as the last season of the much-loved family drama. Season 5 will of course came to an end with the big event of the season, the Kevin Pearson and Madison Simons wedding and all the drama that will go with it. This has already whetted the appetites of the audience for Season 6. 

But while some fans may have expected the show to run for longer, ending the show around Season 6, seems to have always been a part of the plan. Show creator Dan Fogelman in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter way back in 2019 said, “We never set out to make a television series that was going to last 18 seasons, so we have a very direct plan. I have script pages I have written and I’m writing that really are deep, deep, deep into the future. We have a plan for what we’re going to do, and I know what the plan is. " So what is the plan for Season 6, read on below to find out. 

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Air time and how to live stream

Except during the pandemic, 'This Is Us' has always returned to NBC on the last Tuesday of September. If that continues, fans can expect Season 6 to arrive on September 27, 2021. Traditionally 'This Is Us' airs in the 9 pm slot on Tuesdays, so fans can expect the premiere episode to air in the same slot at least for now. You can watch 'This Is Us' live on NBC and on several other live TV streaming services including Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV and YouTube TV.

Cast

Milo Ventimiglia

Fans have already started putting in requests for what they want to see more of in Season 6. Not surprisingly more Jack Pearson flashbacks are at the top of the request list. Milo Ventimiglia has portrayed, quite possibly the greatest screen dad of all time on 'This Is Us'. For his role as Jack Pearson, Ventimiglia has received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Ventimiglia is, of course, no stranger to creating small screen characters that stick in our memories, whether it was Jess Mariano on 'Gilmore Girls' or Peter Petrelli on 'Heroes'.

Milo Ventimiglia stars in 'This Is Us' (Getty Images)

Mandy Moore 

Mandy Moore has called working on 'This Is Us' her favorite job, not surprisingly, as her role as Rebecca Pearson, established Moore's credentials as an incredibly gifted actor, who was able to play Rebecca Pearson convincingly at several different life stages. For her performance on 'This Is Us, Moore was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Besides her work on 'This Is Us' Mandy Moore is also known for voicing Princess Rapunzel in Disney's 'Tangled'. Moore of course started her career in showbusiness as a singer and rose to fame with her debut single, 'Candy'.

Mandy Moore stars on 'This Is Us' (Getty Images)

Trailer

There is no trailer out for Season 6 of 'This Is Us' as yet. A trailer is expected closer to the fall premiere of the show. 

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