Release Date, Cast Changes & Everything We Know

The Conners season 6 has been confirmed to be the last, and a lot of exciting news has been revealed about the sitcom’s last outing. The Conners is a spinoff of Roseanne which started in the wake of the original series’ cancelation. Keeping much of the tone from its parent show, The Conners picks up after the in-universe death of Roseanne Barr’s fictional counterpart and follows the rest of the Conners as they move forward and try to stay afloat, drawing humor and heartwarming moments from the relatable struggles of a working-class American family.

The spinoff has continued that trend across its five seasons, and the sixth is expected to be no different. The main cast of the original Roseanne all reunited for the spinoff and have found new life in the characters as their working-class struggles continue. The Conners took no time at all to establish its own tone, and though it resembles Roseanne, it is very much a modern sitcom hit. Season 6 of the series was almost guaranteed long before the confirmation, but it will also be the last.

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The Conners Season 6 Recent News

The latest news regarding the upcoming season of the hit sitcom spinoff is that The Conners season 6 has finally set an official release date. Bumped from ABC’s fall slate due to the Hollywood strikes, The Conners season 6 will now premiere on February 7th, 2024. The Conners is far from the only show that was delayed, as the entire ABC fall calendar was shifted to an early 2024 release.

The Conners Season 6 Release Date

Like the rest of ABC’s returning lineup, The Conners was delayed from its original fall release date and will now premiere on February 7th, 2024. The show’s final outing is still expected to be just as climactic, despite the fact that eager viewers will have to wait another few months before they can reunite with their favorite dysfunctional TV family.

Where To Watch The Conners Season 6

The Conners season 6 will air its new episodes live on ABC, but they can also be streamed the next day on Hulu. The new season is expected to follow a similar schedule as its predecessors, with one episode a week until the finale. In the interim, fans can catch up on past seasons of The Conners now by streaming them on Hulu.

The Conners Season 6 Cast

The Conners season 6 cast will likely keep the same main actors as they finish their story. Sara Gilbert has already talked about coming back to finish the Conners’ story, and the rest of the core family members should also be back. One thing not known is if Michael Fishman will be back as D.J. Tanner. Fishman was told the show was removing him from the cast of The Conners in 2022 (via Deadline), but he could return to give as much closure as possible. The expected The Conners season 6 cast also includes:

Who’s Making The Conners Season 6?

Created for ABC by Mohawk Productions and Jax Media, The Connors season 6 is led behind the cameras by showrunner Bruce Helford. Matt Williams created the original TV series Roseanne, but he was fired after a reported dispute with Roseanne Barr. By season 5 of Roseanne, Helford took over as executive producer and writer and continued on in that role when the revival came in 2018. When Barr was fired and the show was rebranded as The Conners, Helford stayed on board and will be there when the show ends with The Conners season 6.

The Conners Season 6 Story

With this being its final season, The Conners season 6 will wrap up the story of the Conner family, as Sara Gilbert asked ABC to warn them before the show finished, so they could create a suitable conclusion and finale. Executive producer Bruce Helford said as much in an interview before ABC announced this would be the final season (via TV Line).

“Sara Gilbert expressed to the network that we don’t want to go out without knowing that we are going out with a series finale so we can build to the right ending — and at this point in time, we feel that [next season] is possibly going to be the last season of The Conners”

With that in mind, there are plenty of things that can happen in The Conners season 6 story. The fifth season showed Mark graduating and looking toward the future. It also really went into vilifying David (John Galecki) for not attending his son’s graduation. With David not coming through for his son, while Ben did, it looks like David’s story might be finished now. This means The Conners season 6 story could focus on Ben continuing to build his relationship with David. There is also the worsening medical condition of Jackie’s mother Bev, Dan and Louis’s continued relationship, and Becky’s future.