Community will make its grand return on March 17th, debuting on its new home, Yahoo! Screen, with two new episodes to kick off its highly anticipated sixth season (still no word on that movie). Yahoo will air13 new episodes of the beloved cult comedy, with a new episode going live every Tuesday.
To break the news, the shows cast and its creator, Dan Harmon, gathered for a characteristically hyper self-aware promo, in which they teased the show by, well, not teasing the show. I dont need to tell you who I am, or what I created, what I was fired from, rehired to, Harmon said, hinting at the shows tumultuous history while itslogo flashed like subliminal message.
Later Alison Brie and Gillian Jacobs questioned the point of even telling fans when, where or how Communitywould air, while Joel McHale teased the shows stacked lineup of all-star guests including Keanu Reeves, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, dinosaurs, unicorns and even gargoyles.
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The show is there, its brand new and we need you to watch, McHale says at the end, before quickly qualifying: Well, we dont need you to watch. You get to watch. Its a privilege.
Yahoo! Screen resurrected Community last summer after the show wrapped up a rocky five-season run on NBC. Although the quirky college comedy was a hit with critics and maintained a rabid fan base, it was beleaguered by poor ratings, and Harmon often found himself feudingwith former cast member Chevy Chase(who left the showin 2012) and NBC, who temporarilyreplaced him as showrunnerduring Season Four before rehiring himfor Season Five.
Along with Chase, Community has seen several other cast members depart, including Donald Glover and, most recent, Yvette Nicole Brown. The shows sixth season will, however, feature two new faces:Keith David (Crash) and Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds)