<p>Popular family drama series <em>This Is Us</em> will end its run on NBC with its sixth season.</p>.<p>Sources confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the Dan Fogelman-created show will conclude with season six.</p>.<p>NBC and 20th Television are yet to comment on the outlet's report.</p>.<p>However, NBC is said to be planning an official announcement of the final season on Friday, when the network unveils its schedule for the 2021-22 season ahead of Upfronts Week.</p>.<p><em>This is Us</em>, which premiered on NBC in 2016, follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in different time frames.</p>.<p>It features an ensemble cast of Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley and Susan Kelechi Watson.</p>.<p>An episode count for the final season has not been set, but it is expected to consist of about 18 instalments.</p>.<p>Fogelman has previously spoken about the show possibly concluding with season six.</p>.<p>Calling the show's third season the "midpoint", the creator had said, "We never set out to make a television series that was going to last 18 seasons, so we have a very direct plan."</p>.<p>"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," he said.</p>.<p>NBC had renewed <em>This Is Us</em> through season six in May 2019.</p>.<p>However, the fifth season, which currently airs on the network, was cut short by two episodes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which delayed production multiple times throughout 2020</p>
<p>Popular family drama series <em>This Is Us</em> will end its run on NBC with its sixth season.</p>.<p>Sources confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the Dan Fogelman-created show will conclude with season six.</p>.<p>NBC and 20th Television are yet to comment on the outlet's report.</p>.<p>However, NBC is said to be planning an official announcement of the final season on Friday, when the network unveils its schedule for the 2021-22 season ahead of Upfronts Week.</p>.<p><em>This is Us</em>, which premiered on NBC in 2016, follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in different time frames.</p>.<p>It features an ensemble cast of Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley and Susan Kelechi Watson.</p>.<p>An episode count for the final season has not been set, but it is expected to consist of about 18 instalments.</p>.<p>Fogelman has previously spoken about the show possibly concluding with season six.</p>.<p>Calling the show's third season the "midpoint", the creator had said, "We never set out to make a television series that was going to last 18 seasons, so we have a very direct plan."</p>.<p>"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," he said.</p>.<p>NBC had renewed <em>This Is Us</em> through season six in May 2019.</p>.<p>However, the fifth season, which currently airs on the network, was cut short by two episodes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which delayed production multiple times throughout 2020</p>