We have a story to tell and we want to do this the right way, he said on an FYC panel for the show. Based on reactions from the cast, Milo Ventimiglia knew about the plan for the series finale and Chris Sullivan did not.
NBC renewed the series for seasons four, five and six back in 2019, and sources told THR at that point that season six would likely be the last. Fogelman had also previously called season three the midpoint of the series, so the writing has been on the wall for a long time.
The show has also been giving us hints of a future that now feel like a potential series finale. We know that in about 10 years, the Pearsons gather at Kevin s (Justin Hartley) home to visit with Rebecca (Mandy Moore), who appears to be very sick. We ve spent the last two seasons slowly learning how the family gets to that point, as Rebecca deals with the early stages of Alzheimer s and Kevin begins building his family and getting acquainted with his uncle Nicky (Griffin Dunne).
Sophie, Zoe, and Cassidy, three important ex-loves from Kevin s past, all show up on the most recent episode.
During a meeting with his reps, Kevin walks by a windowed office in the building and sees Zoe on one of the screens. He takes the opportunity to say hello while sheâs waiting for a meeting to begin and their exchange is pretty positive until Kevin learns something about himself that he never realized.
Zoe compliments Kevinâs ability to adapt to the people around him, particularly when heâs in a relationship. Although she doesnât mean any harm, you can tell Kevin begins to question what he knows about himself.