'This Is Us' cast knows how you'll react to the series ending. They did it too
On an early April day, the main cast of "This Is Us" — Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Jon Huertas — are doing what they've become all too skilled at doing in recent years: jumping ahead.
"The last day of shooting — I don't know what's scheduled as of yet, I don't know who's filming last — but I want to be there," says Ventimiglia. "Whether I work or not, I feel like I want to be there with the group — just to turn the studio lights off."
"When is that, anyway?" Hartley interjects. "We only have, like, a month, right?"
"I think I have something on that day," Sullivan deadpans.
"This Is Us" premiered on NBC in 2016 and quickly became a breakout hit, one that demonstrated broadcast television could still launch hits even as streaming continued its dizzying expansion. Created by Dan Fogelman, who guides the series with help from co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the drama revolves around the Pearson family as its members navigate the joys and challenges of life, including death, family tension and addiction — all while jumping backward and forward across decades in the telling.
The series concludes its sixth and final season on May 24. We spoke with the cast about the looming end
