All good things come to an end, and indeedThe Good Placeis nearing the conclusion of its run. But fans can take heart in knowing that theGood Placeseries finale will be supersized, as NBC announced today that the final episode of the critically acclaimed comedy will be a whopping 90 minutes long. Not only that, but it’ll be directly followed by aSeth Meyers-hosted post-show with the cast—includingKristen Bell,Ted Danson,Jameela Jamil,William Jackson Harper,D’Arcy Carden, andManny Jacinto—and presumably showrunner/creatorMike Schur.
This is the first supersized episode ofThe Good Placeto ever run, although the show did kick off its life by airing two back-to-back half-hour episodes in 2016 and repeated the same format for the Season 2 and Season 3 premieres. This, however, is the first time a single episode of the show has stretched longer than 30 minutes.
The critical darling series takes place in the afterlife and examines what it means to be a good person through the lens of four people who were actually sent to Hell (or, in the show’s parlance, The Bad Place). Giving viewers moral philosophy and Florida jokes in equal measure,The Good Placehas been a delightful and essential addition to this era of #PeakTV, but Schur announced last year that the upcoming fourth season would be the show’s last. Not because NBC was cancelling it, but because he’s telling a close-ended story and felt it was time to wrap things up.
The Meyers-hosted aftershow is not unique to Schur, as Meyers invited the cast ofParks and Recreationfollowing that show’s series finale onLate Night with Seth Meyers. Schur served as co-creator and showrunner on that beloved NBC sitcom, and it ran for seven seasons.The Good Placewas Schur’s follow-up series.
This won’t be the last we see of Schur. The insanely talented writer and producer recently re-upped his deal with NBC to continue creating content for the network and, by extension, their upcoming streaming servicePeacock. Schur was coveted by streamers like Netflix and Amazon, but ultimately opted to continue creating content for broadcast TV.
As for the end ofThe Good PlaceSeason 4, God only knows what Schur and his genius band of writers have cooked up. But given the show’s previous finales, we’re in for some sort of surprise.
We’ll find out together whenThe Good Placeseries finale airs on NBC on January 30th at 8:30pm ET/PT.
