“The Mindy Project” is set to bid farewell to the small screen, with Season 6 the show’s final season. Variety first confirmed the news, and said that the show will return to Hulu in September this year.
Mindy Kaling, creator and star of the comedy series, already told the entertainment news site in June that the show will soon end. Produced by Universal TV in association with 3 Arts Entertainment, it first premiered on FOX in 2012, and ran for three seasons until it got canceled. Hulu has since picked the series up in 2015, and was recently sold in syndication on Freeform and VH1.
Hulu Head of Content Craig Erwich said, “It has been an honor and a joy to work with Mindy and the entire creative team behind “The Mindy Project.” This series has been part of Hulu since we launched the service and, thanks to Mindy’s incredibly unique voice and vision, has remained one of our most popular and beloved series over the past five years. While we can’t wait to see what Mindy has in store for what will undoubtedly be a fantastic sixth and final season, we know “The Mindy Project” will live on as fans will continue to watch, discover and relive all of the best moments from the complete series on Hulu.”
Kaling has since confirmed the show’s end, and tweeted, “It's true! Our 6th season will be our last but it'll be lit AF. Save your sour straws, bear claws & chicken wings for Sept #TheMindyProject”
The Hollywood Reporter said the news came just one day after Kaling’s character in the series, surprise, surprise, ended up marrying her boyfriend, Ben, played by Bryan Greenberg. Onscreen love interest Chris Messina stepping down from cast regular to recurring in the series may have paved the way for the marriage to happen.
