Brooklyn Nine Nine star Chelsea Peretti is dropping out of the series. She`ll be in some episodes of the upcoming sixth season, but not all of them, it seems.`I won`t be doing a full season of Brooklyn Nine Nine in Season 6,` she wrote on Twitter. `But that doesn`t mean I won`t ever be back...`B99 fans. Hiiiiiiiiiiii. Chelsea Peretti, here. I won`t be doing a full season of Brooklyn Nine Nine in Season 6. But that doesn´t mean I won´t ever be back, winky face emoji, heart emoji. I want to thank you for the hours you spent watching Gina be Gina: - Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) October 3, 2018Co-creator Dan Goor also commented on Peretti`s departure. He said in his own statement that he and Mike Schur eyed Peretti for her role as Gina from the very beginning. Regarding her final episode, the show is planning a storyline that explains her departure, and the unique challenge is writing it to reflect how Gina is `the human embodiment of the 100 emoji.``While it`s sad to see a member of the family leave, we are so proud of Chelsea and exciting for what she does next,` Goor added.Here`s my statement about the incredibly amazing @chelseaperetti. pic.twitter.com/OZAuEU7DSc - Dan Goor (@djgoor) October 3, 2018Fox canceled Brooklyn Nine Nine earlier this year, and just days later NBC stepped up and announced it would pick up the show for a sixth season. Netflix and Hulu reportedly passed.Brooklyn Nine Nine, a police comedy/drama that stars SNL veteran Andy Samberg, premiered in 2013. According to Deadline, the show failed to find a substantial audience in part because it moved back and forth between Sunday and Tuesday. The show was created by Parks and Recreation creators Dan Goor and Michael Schur.
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