Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are saying goodbye to “Broad City.”
The hit Comedy Central show will end after its fifth season, the network announced Thursday.
“‘Broad City’ has been our baby and first love for almost 10 years, since we started as a web series. It’s been a phenomenal experience, and we’ve put ourselves into it completely,” Glazer and Jacobson said in a joint statement.
“‘Broad City’s’ always had a spontaneous pace and feeling, and ending after season five honors that spirit. We are very excited to bring new voices and points of view to Comedy Central and continue our collaboration together in new ways.
Comedy Central president Kent Alterman told the Hollywood Reporter that the decision was a “creative thing.”
“It’s a show about two 20-somethings in New York and Abbi and Ilana are smart about not wanting to overstretch it beyond plausibility,” he said. “They’re telling a particular story about post-college era in New York. It’s an organic conclusion to the journey that they’ve been on.”
The final season is expected to premiere in early 2019.
That won’t be the end of Glazer and Jacobson, who grew up at UCB, though; the partners have signed a first-look deal with Viacom, Comedy Central’s parent company, and currently have three projects in development.
“Mall Town USA,” an animated comedy, follows “the afterschool misadventures of a 13-year-old girl navigating the complexities of life in the classic microcosm of American culture that is The Mall.” The series will be executive produced by Jacobson and Glazer and written by Gabe Liedman (“Broad City,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”).
“Platinum Status,” set in the hipster-heavy east side of Los Angeles, “tells the story of professional back-up singer Noah (Eliot Glazer, Ilana’s brother), a gay guy who’s always felt left out of the ‘community.’ And after he’s dumped by his boyfriend of ten years, Noah rebounds in the least likely way: by hooking up with a girl. With help from his friends Kevin and Mimi and guidance from his kinda-sorta-girlfriend Alexa, Noah tries to evolve both in the bedroom and the recording studio.”
“Young Professionals” comes from David Litt, who became one of the youngest White House speechwriters in history when he joined former President Obama’s team at 24. The comedy, inspired by Litt’s memoir “Thanks, Obama,” “follows five housemates growing up – personally, politically, and professionally – in the hopelessly absurd world of Washington, D.C.”
