Summary

• The Conners season 6 has finally set a release date after months of delay.
• The original cast , including John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf, will continue to be part of the main cast for The Conners season 6.
• The season could serve as the final season of the series, allowing it to conclude with a fitting ending for the Conner family.

The Conners season 6 has been confirmed, and a lot of exciting news has been revealed about the sitcom's latest outing. The Conners is a spinoff of Roseanne which started in the wake of the original series' cancelation. Keeping much of the tone from its parent show, The Conners picks up after the in-universe death of Roseanne Barr's fictional counterpart and follows the rest of the Conners as they move forward and try to stay afloat, drawing humor and heartwarming moments from the relatable struggles of a working-class American family.

The spinoff has continued that trend across its five seasons, and the sixth is expected to be no different. The main cast of the original Roseanne all reunited for the spinoff and have found new life in the characters as their working-class struggles continue. The Conners took no time at all to establish its own tone, and though it resembles Roseanne, it is very much a modern sitcom hit. Season 6 of the series was almost guaranteed long before the confirmation, but it might be the last.

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The Conners Season 6 Recent News

A Full Trailer For Season 6 Is Released

As the Roseanne spinoff inches closer to its final season, a full trailer for The Conners season 6 has been released which shows off even more of the dysfunctional family. Earlier teasers had already revealed Sean Astin's return as Tyler, but the newest trailer reveals the arrival of Nick Offerman's celebrity chef character who lambasts Jackie's restaurant, the Lanford Lunchbox.

The Conners Season 6 Release Date

Season 6 Arrives In February

Like the rest of ABC's returning lineup, The Conners was delayed from its original fall release date and will now premiere on February 7th, 2024. The show is still expected to be just as hilarious, even though eager viewers will have to wait another few months before they can reunite with their favorite dysfunctional TV family.

Where To Watch The Conners Season 6

The Conners Streams On Hulu

The Conners season 6 will air its new episodes live on ABC, but they can also be streamed the next day on Hulu. The new season is expected to follow a similar schedule as its predecessors, with one episode a week until the finale. In the interim, fans can catch up on past seasons of The Conners now by streaming them on Hulu.

The Conners Season 6 Cast

Who Is Returning?

The Conners season 6 cast will likely keep the same main actors as the previous years. Sara Gilbert has already talked about coming back to finish the Conners' story, and the rest of the core family should also be back. One big change to the cast is that Michael Fishman will not reprise his role as DJ Tanner after being removed from the cast in 2022, and Jayden Rey will not return as his daughter Mary.

Another confirmed return is that of Sean Astin's Tyler who was last seen in season 5. In the first official trailer for The Conners season 6, Tyler appears at a family poker game, and it is revealed that he and Becky are dating. While it hasn't been confirmed, Astin could become a major player in the final season. The latest trailer for the series also reveals Nick Offerman's guest character, a celebrity chef who arrives to inspect the Lanford Lunchbox.

The expected The Conners season 6 cast also includes:

The Conners Season 6 Story

Is The Series Finale Coming Soon?

With this being its possible final season, The Conners season 6 could wrap up the story of the Conner family, as Sara Gilbert asked ABC to warn them before the show finished, so they could create a suitable conclusion and finale. Executive producer Bruce Helford said as much in an interview before ABC announced this would be the final season (via TV Line).

"Sara Gilbert expressed to the network that we don’t want to go out without knowing that we are going out with a series finale so we can build to the right ending — and at this point in time, we feel that [next season] is possibly going to be the last season of The Conners"

With that in mind, there are plenty of things that can happen in The Conners season 6 story. The fifth season showed Mark graduating and looking toward the future. It also really went into vilifying David (John Galecki) for not attending his son's graduation. With David not coming through for his son, while Ben did, it looks like David's story might be finished now. This means The Conners season 6 story could focus on Ben continuing to build his relationship with David. There is also the worsening medical condition of Jackie's mother Bev, Dan and Louis's continued relationship, and Becky's relationship with Tyler.

ABC has since walked back the previous announcement that The Conners was ending after season 6, and the show's future is unclear.

The Conners Season 6 Trailer

The Lanford Lunchbox Is In Trouble

The latest full trailer for The Conners season 6 has been released, and it shows off even more of the hilarious sixth season. Besides the typical Conner antics that have carried the franchise, the trailer also introduced Nick Offerman's celebrity chef character who has arrived in town to pick apart the already struggling Lanford Lunchbox. It is unclear if Offerman will be a one-time guest star, or if he will return throughout the season.

Is The Conners Season 6 The Last?

Will ABC Cancel The Conners?

Not long after the series was renewed for a sixth season, it was also announced that it would be ending after the latest episodes concluded. While that wasn't particularly shocking news, it did come as a blow for many fans who had seen the sitcom grow into its own show and get out from under the shadow of Roseanne. This led to mass speculation about what would happen in season 6, but it might have been a bit premature.

Just a few weeks before the release date, The Conners season 7 got a positive update as it was revealed that no one at ABC or involved in the series agreed to end the series after season 6. How or why the erroneous cancelation announcement was made is unclear, but it seems as if there might be more from The Conners on the horizon.