This is a shocker. TNT's flagship series The Closer is coming to an end with next year's seventh season as its last. The contract of star Kyra Sedgwick is up at the end of Season 7 and, like The Office's Steve Carell, she decided� to move on. It was not a result of contract negotiations gone bad. And unlike The Office, TNT and The Closer producer Warner Bros. TV opted to end the series with their star leaving. But The Closer is much more of a single-lead show than The Office. "Kyra is The Closer, it's like continuing The Mentalist without Simon Baker," one insider noted. Here is TNT's release:
TNT's� long-running, breakout hit THE CLOSER will wrap up its phenomenal run with a final season in 2011. �The difficult decision to conclude the series with season seven was made by Kyra Sedgwick, the Emmy-winning star of THE CLOSER.
?It?s impossible to fully express our appreciation to Kyra Sedgwick, series creator James Duff and all of the other talented people who brought THE CLOSER to TNT viewers,? said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. �?THE CLOSER was a pivotal series in setting a new course for TNT?s original programming, while also serving as a prime example of the storytelling strength possible on cable television.?
?I cannot fathom how difficult it will be to say goodbye to the incredible family we?ve created on THE CLOSER,? Sedgwick said. �?I will always be ... Read More »
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