The Neighborhood confronted a mess of challenges earlier than CBS put an finish to its eight-season run.
Whereas chatting with Us Weekly at CBS Fest on Wednesday, Might 7, costars Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield mirrored on their sitcom’s cancellation following ups and downs behind the scenes.
“On this specific present, we needed to undergo a variety of adversities that had been totally different from only a TV present,” Cedric the Entertainer, 61, recalled. “There have been the [WGA and SAG-AFTRA] strikes and COVID. There’s been so many challenges that [it comes down to], ‘How do you retain a present collectively? How do you retain a solid collectively? How do you retain all people motivated?’”
There have been artistic shakeups as nicely, with Cedric the Entertainer including, “Numerous govt producers — we needed to swap the writers quite a bit. I feel that the largest factor I realized is this concept of staying regular, staying centered and understanding that by way of adversity is a chance for a much bigger and higher win.”
He continued: “You gotta belief that a variety of instances — typically you see it as all tragedy, it’s occurring — however typically it’s trusting the concept the win is definitely on the opposite aspect of it. In the event you can dig by way of it. That’s what I’ve realized probably the most.”
Greenfield, 45, in the meantime, joked he wanted “seven years to actually have perspective” on his time on The Neighborhood.
“The reality of the matter is I’m not likely certain. We’re nonetheless in it,” he added. “We get this ultimate season. We had this on New Lady too the place they gave us an sudden ultimate run and I’m excited to have enjoyable with it and exit having a good time.”
The Neighborhood, which premiered in 2018, follows a white Midwestern household adjusting after shifting right into a predominantly Black neighborhood in California. Along with Cedric the Entertainer and Greenfield, the present stars Tichina Arnold, Beth Behrs, Sheaun McKinney and Marcel Spears.
CBS confirmed earlier this yr that The Neighborhood was renewed for an eighth and ultimate season. Greenfield later spoke to Us about selecting to have a look at the optimistic aspect of the state of affairs.
“The reality of the matter is that this shall be our eighth and ultimate season. While you go searching, there’s so few … there’s no reveals that go eight seasons anymore and there could by no means be one other one. We is likely to be the final one,” Greenfield informed Us in April. “So I’m genuinely not unhappy in any respect that that is ending and really feel so grateful for the eight seasons that we got. We’ve been by way of a lot collectively. This present has made it by way of a pandemic. This present has made it by way of a number of writers and actor strikes. It’s been an actual roller-coaster.”
Greenfield teased on the time that The Neighborhood goes out on a excessive.
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“To have made it this far and to be within the place we’re at is simply such a beautiful present,” he continued. “And the power to say goodbye in the best way that all of us need to, it’s nice. So I’m actually excited to have a enjoyable final season the place all people is aware of what the destiny of the present is and have an excellent time with the those that I’ve already had such an excellent time with for the final seven-plus years.”
CBS initially ordered a possible spinoff of The Neighborhood which might star Justin Lengthy, Kara Royster and Hunter King. It has since been canceled as nicely after the backdoor pilot aired earlier this month.
The solid of The Neighborhood is now centered on delivering the absolute best ending for his or her followers.
“We do know that we need to have one thing that feels ultimate for the viewers, that the viewers that loves the present, that loves us coming into their home each week. We would like them to actually get pleasure from this,” Greenfield added on Wednesday. “We don’t need to have that form of Sport of Thrones ending the place all people is like, ‘That’s some bulls***.’ That’s the largest factor we engaged on, is an effective end in order that our viewers goes, ‘That was good.’”
The Neighborhood returns to CBS this fall and is at present streaming on Paramount+.