Glee star Jane Lynch has landed a key role in the final season of hit sitcom The Conners.
The ABC show stars John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf as part of a working class family struggling to get by following the death of Roseanne – the titular character of the show that The Conners is a spin-off of.
According to TVLine, Lynch will join the cast for the upcoming seventh and final season, playing the family's new lawyer, Jean.
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In the final season, which premieres on March 26, Metcalf's character Jackie "stumbles upon an opportunity to sue the pharmaceutical company responsible for Roseanne's addiction, which sparks a family debate."
The Conners then hire "seedy lawyer" Jean to help their case, though they soon discover she might have a bit of a drinking problem.
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Metcalf's real-life daughter Zoe Perry (Young Sheldon) will also guest star in season seven, playing a police officer who gives Jackie a hard time about considering rejoining the police force at her age.
Meanwhile, Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Seth Green will appear in three episodes as Chad, Darlene's new friend who is going through a separation from his wife.
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Goodman previously shared his surprise over how many seasons The Conners has had, stating to France 24 English in 2023: "It's lasted longer than I thought we would. It was just supposed to be like an eight-show-and-out thing at one point and they picked us up again and they keep picking us up."
Also in 2023, The Conners boss Bruce Helford explained how star/executive producer Sara Gilbert has been instrumental in pushing for enough time to give the show a proper send-off.
"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," he told TVLine.
The Conners airs on ABC in the US, and on Sky Comedy in the UK.
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