A 'Community' movie is finally on its way

CNN  — 

Class is backmost successful league erstwhile again.

“Community,” the six-season deed NBC drama bid astir a radical of students astatine a assemblage college, volition instrumentality with a long-awaited movie, NBC’s streaming work Peacock announced Friday – fulfilling the show’s ain “six seasons and a movie” prophecy.

“‘Six seasons and a movie’ started retired arsenic a cheeky enactment from Community’s aboriginal seasons and rapidly ignited a passionate instrumentality question for this iconic, hilarious and chill (cool, cool) NBC comedy,” said Susan Rovner, the president of amusement contented astatine NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We’re incredibly grateful that 15 years later, we are capable to present fans this promised movie.”

The movie volition watercourse connected Peacock, which volition besides get the afloat bid non-excusively. Though a merchandise day has not yet been announced, archetypal stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong volition each instrumentality for the film, according to the authoritative announcement. It is not yet wide whether Yvette Nicole Brown and Donald Glover volition marque appearances, though the 2 were tagged connected Twitter by McHale arsenic the quality was announced. (McHale did not tag erstwhile formed subordinate Chevy Chase whose exit from the bid followed reported clashes with bid creator Dan Harmon.)

“Community” premiered successful 2009 connected NBC and rapidly became a instrumentality favorite. The amusement ran for 110 episodes, with its sixth play moving to Yahoo! Screen, wherever its finale aired successful 2015.