The creator of “This is us,” the cast looks back at the series that preceded the finale: “It’s the real epilogue of the family.”

As “This Is Us” heads for the season finale, the team behind the show still finds a lot to say.

Series creator Dan Fogelman looks back at the beginning of the series and the legacy of future shows. Entertainment WeeklyCover story of “This Is Us”.

In the final episode of the show, Vogelmann said he was inspired by a classic family novel.

“It’s a real epilogue of the family,” he shared. “When I read these vast family novels, I always loved them. In the last chapter, I feel like I’ve closed the book and felt warm and the family’s closedness, which I’ve just spent hundreds of. Years with. I think I’ve checked the checkbox. I think you’ll feel a lot of solutions. I don’t think you’ll end it and feel like you’ve missed something. . “

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Series star Sterling K. Brown said: It says, “OK, now I can say goodbye.”

The idea for the show first came to Showrunner many years ago while browsing his Facebook feed. He thought of a multi-generational show that jumped back and forth in time. Ultimately, it’s about how parental decisions can have long-term implications.

“”[It] In adoption, everyone gathered in the hospital, one child died, and another was found, “Fogelman said. “To be honest, I just wrote the story and didn’t think about anything until I wrote it.”

He may not have thought about anything while writing, but later he realized that he was unknowingly drawing from his own life experience.

“This show, strangely, has become a psychological study of my inner workings,” said a 46-year-old man. “And all of my writers who poured themselves into it by their agents. We are all trying to capture what we feel and hold as a child.” It wasn’t. It’s just that many of us are just talking, and after we go, “Wow! I put it on TV a lot.”

The most amazing part of the show for the cast was how many people were involved in the character and could see themselves in it.

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Miro Ventimiglia has noticed that many are looking for their own version of his character, Jack.

“I often hear people looking for Jack,” he shared. “I’m looking for a father in Jack, I’m looking for a husband in Jack. Later, it was looking for a son in Jack. They were fascinated by this guy who looked a bit like a mirage. At every stage of how to play a man, I was very conscious of making him achievable and accessible. He could be anyone if they really worked hard. A man. “

Mandy Moore finds himself in love with the relationship between her characters Rebecca and Jack.

“They are held on this pedestal as this standard bearer in this seemingly perfect marriage, but I never felt that way about them,” she said. .. “I liked that they weren’t perfect. They had true mutual respect for each other, both individually and as parents, and they were seen by each other, not necessarily by themselves. Seeing something not, I really celebrated many of the things that were with their partners. “

The show was also not afraid to tackle serious real-life problems, and in fact could have been the perfect way to explore these ideas. At the Season 5 premiere, the cast talked about the Black Lives Matter move.

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“I think our show is unique in that we can actually take these things and integrate them into an already established storyline,” said Dan. “And it was great to see the reaction. [the episode] Obtained. It became really nervous and both positive and negative. “If you want to see the news, go to the news. I would have come to this show to escape!” We dealt with cancer, adopted adoption, and abandonment. And now, when suddenly talking about race, is it too close to home? [But] The overwhelming majority of people said, “Thank you for giving me a different perspective or seeing myself so that I can learn something.” It was like.

The beloved show always ends in the planned sixth season, but the creators of the series say NBC is happy to see the series continue.

“The conversation was flattering, and they were never strong,” Vogelmann said. “They were always delivered in the right tone. It was like” I know what you said, but I’m checking in. ” And there was a moment like, “Oh, I love these people I work with.” But you have to stick to that plan. The only thing that has brought us to the fore in the last few years has been knowing where we are heading. I would miss these people, but I believe it was the right decision for the show in every part of my existence. “

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The cast is confused about whether to return to reunion or spin-off, some on board and some on the fence, but Showrunner says the family drama is over, at least for now. increase.

“My well may be exhausted by family stories,” he said. “So I don’t think the spin-off will happen soon. I’m not sure what the movie will be, but you don’t.”

The “This Is Us” Series Finale will air on NBC on Tuesday, May 24th at 9pm ET / PT.