In the interview, Parton said: “We worked so well together on 9 to 5, it’s a crazy wonderful show.” adding After all, Dolly Parton has/is working on a number of Netflix projects. However, in February 2021, Dolly Parton was being interviewed on Lorraine in the United Kingdom where she revealed that it could become a reality. The rumors over the years of Dolly featuring in Grace and Frankie in some form have always never materialized. Will Dolly Parton be in season 7 of Grace and Frankie? That will not be the case for season 7 as it’s been confirmed that season 7 will 16 episodes, which as we mentioned above, brings the total episode count of the show to 94. That’s right, all previous seasons of Grace and Frankie have had 13 episodes each.
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Season 7 will be an expanded final season of Grace and Frankie Grace and Frankie season 7 set – Picture: Jane Fonda/Instagram
The table read was supporting Meals on Wheels. In April 2020, to continue preparation for the inevitable return to production, the cast and crew of Grace and Frankie did a special live stream table read of an upcoming episode in season 7. Of course, this made the estimated release of January 2021 unattainable. In March 2020, however, the show’s production was shut down alongside other Netflix productions such as Russian Doll season 2 (among countless others) as the global pandemic took its toll on productions. In fact, filming for the seventh season originally began on January 27th, 2020. Grace and Frankie began production soon after season 6 released on Netflix. Where is Grace and Frankie season 7 in production?Ĭurrent production status: Filming as of June 2021 That includes a pilot going to TNT and a screenplay based on the book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. Marta Kauffman already has several new projects in the work post Grace and Frankie according to an interview with Rolling Stone. It doesn’t, however, meet the older more traditional goal for shows reaching 100 episodes which has been advantageous in the past but seemingly made less relevant in the age of streaming. Officially, we don’t know why Netflix has chosen season 7 to be the final season, but it’s likely due to the showrunners naturally wanting to conclude the show. “It’s thrilling and somehow fitting, that our show about the challenges, as well as the beauty and dignity of aging, will be the oldest show on Netflix.” And their kids, and amazingly, their kids as well! We’ll miss these two old gals, Grace and Frankie, as much as many of their fans will, but we’ll still be around.” “We’re so grateful that our show has been able to deal with issues that have really connected to our grand generation.
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In the announcement here’s what Lily and Jane both had to say on the show closing out: The official Twitter account also confirmed the news that season 7 is a go with the caveat that season 7 will also be the last. In a string of Tweets on September 4th, 2019 we got word that Grace and Frankie had already been renewed ahead of its January 2020 season 6 release date. Why is season 7 of Grace and Frankie the final season? Season 7, while wrapping up the story, will likely see a return to season 1 in the sense that all four main characters could end up living under the same roof but for the moment, the story for season 7 is being kept under wraps.