Showtime is getting ready to pull the plug on Nurse Jackie, the critically acclaimed hospital dramedy starring Edie Falco. While the series still receives viewers, the network is giving the creative team only one last season to tie up the story.
Nurse Jackie has been on air since 2009 and will be entering its seventh season next year. In addition to Falco, the ensemble cast includes Emmy winner Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze, Dominic Fumusa, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen Wallem, Peter Facinelli, Rubey Kerins, Betty Gilpin and Mackenzie Aladjem. As we previously reported, Tony Shalhoub joined the cast just last month.
Clyde Phillips is one of the show’s executive producers and acts as showrunner.
“Edie is one of our finest actresses,” Showtime President David Nivens said in a statement. “We are so honored to have had her on the network. She creates indelible characters and Nurse Jackie Peyton is no exception. I know this final season will bring her story to a close that will satisfy the ever-growing number of loyal viewers who have been entranced and, at times, appalled by Jackie through the years. I want to thank Edie, the incredible cast of Nurse Jackie and Clyde Phillips and Richie Jackson who have led the show to the success that it is today.”
Falco won an Emmy for playing Nurse Jackie and has been nominated every year since. The show’s first season was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
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