The sixth season of the television sitcom ''

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'' premiered on January 10, 2019 on

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and concluded on May 16, 2019. This is the first season to air on NBC (whose partner studio

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produces the show), as the series was canceled on May 10, 2018 by

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. NBC picked it up for a sixth season shortly after the series had been canceled on May 11, 2018. The season consists of 18 episodes.

Summary

Holt finds out he lost the commissioner position to John Kelly and is sent into a deep depression until Jake and Amy encourage him to stand up to Kelly's regressive policies, resulting in the new commissioner retaliating against the Nine-Nine. Gina quits her job after deciding that her talents would be better spent elsewhere and becomes a successful internet celebrity. Amy and Jake debate on whether they want kids or not. Terry passes the Lieutenant's Exam, and wins the "Cinco de Mayo" Heist aka Halloween Heist for the first time. However the Nine-Nine doesn't have enough funds for him to stay and he finds out that he might be transferred to

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. Jake and Holt discover that Kelly is using his new anonymous tip app to illegally wiretap the population, forcing them to recruit some of their old rivals to help expose his crimes. Thanks to Jake and Wuntch staging an arrest for a fake kidnapping, Kelly is suspended and Wuntch becomes the acting commissioner. She uses her new position to allow Terry to stay at the Nine-Nine and force Holt to make up for his missing patrol officer days.

Cast

Main

Andy Samberg Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer and producer. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island, along with childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. ...

as Detective Jake Peralta *

Stephanie Beatriz Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/ NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), Quiet in the Peacock action-comedy series '' ...

as Detective Rosa Diaz *

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former professional American football, football player. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/The CW Television Network, CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which air ...

as Sergeant Terry Jeffords *

Melissa Fumero Melissa Fumero ( Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress and television director. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Following several ...

as Sergeant

Amy Santiago Amy Santiago is a fictional character who appears in police procedural comedy television series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Portrayed by Melissa Fumero, she works as a detective at the New York Police Department in Brooklyn's fictio ...

Joe Lo Truglio Joe Lo Truglio (; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/ NBC sitcom ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', he also was a cast member on the television series '' The State'' and '' Reno 91 ...

as Detective Charles Boyle *

Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She portrayed Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and has written for various TV series, including '' Parks and Recreation'', ''Saturday ...

as Gina Linetti *

Andre Braugher Andre Keith Braugher ( ; July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the ...

as Captain Raymond Holt *

Dirk Blocker Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry Bragg. From 2013–2021, he starred as Detective Michael Hitchcock on the Fox/ N ...

as Detective Michael Hitchcock *

Joel McKinnon Miller Joel McKinnon Miller (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Don Embry on ''Big Love'' (2006–2011) and Detective Norm Scully on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Early life Joel McKinnon Miller was ...

as Detective Norm Scully/Earl Scully

Notes

Recurring

Phil Reeves Phil Reeves (born January 12, 1953) is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He is known for the roles of Charles Swedelson on the sitcom '' Girlfriends'', new Vice President Andrew Doyle in HBO's '' Veep'', as Chairman of the ...

as John Kelly *

Marc Evan Jackson Marc Evan Jackson (born August 21, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. Some of his roles include Sparks Nevada in the '' Thrilling Adventure Hour'', Kevin Cozner in ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (he also hosts a podcast based on the sitcom, titled ...

as Kevin Cozner *

Kevin Dorff Kevin Dorff (born August 2, 1966) is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a writer and sketch performer on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and '' The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'', the former of which he won a Primetime Em ...

as Hank *

Olga Merediz Olga Merediz (born February 15, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Merediz originated the role of Claudia in the Broadway musical ''In the Heights'', for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Sh ...

as Julia Diaz *

Bertila Damas Bertila Damas is a Cuban-born American actress. Career Damas began her career in Miami, where she worked in Spanish-language theater while in college. She was later accepted at the Circle in the Square Theater School in New York City. There, she ...

as Camila Santiago * Reggie Lee as Ronald Yee *

Antonio Raul Corbo Antonio Raul Corbo (born June 4, 2009) is an American child actor known for his role as Nikolaj Boyle in the series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Biography Corbo began his acting career in Austin, Texas at the age of 5. He auditioned and made several ...

as Nikolaj Boyle * Drew Tarver as Gary Jennings * Winston Story as Bill Hummertrout *

Tim Meadows Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for 10 seasons from 1991 to 2000. For his work on ''S ...

as Caleb John Gosche *

Ken Marino Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's ''The State'' and has starred in shows such as '' Party Down'', '' Marry Me'', '' Burning Love'', and ''Child ...

as Jason "C.J." Stentley *

Dean Winters Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' and his roles in the TV series ''Millennium'','' Rescue Me'', ''30 Rock'', ''Sex and the City'', and '' Law & ...

as Keith "The Vulture" Pembroke *

Kyra Sedgwick Kyra Minturn Sedgwick ( ; born August 19, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama ''The Closer'' (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden ...

as Madeline Wuntch *

Cameron Esposito Cameron Anne Young Anastasia Esposito (born October 17, 1981) is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster known for her show '' Take My Wife'', as well as her stand-up comedy and her podcast, '' Queery''. Esposito substantially focuses on top ...

as Jocelyn Pryce

Guest

Alan Ritchson Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series ''Smallville'' (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and 10th seas ...

as young Scully *

Wyatt Nash Matthew Wyatt Elrod (born October 2, 1988), better known as Wyatt Nash, is an American television personality and actor. Under his birth name, he was a contestant on the 22nd season of the American competitive reality television series ''Survi ...

as young Hitchcock *

Donna D'Errico Donna Jeanette D'Errico (born March 30, 1968) is an American actress. She posed for ''Playboy'' as its Playmate of the Month for September 1995 and had a starring role (1996–1998) on the television series ''Baywatch''. She continues to act i ...

as Marissa Costa *

Daniel Di Tomasso Daniel di Tomasso (born 30 January 1983) is a Canadian actor. In 2013, he began starring as a series regular in the television drama series ''Witches of East End'', as Killian Gardiner. Di Tomasso also appeared on ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Gr ...

as young Gio Costa *

Paul Rust Paul Rust is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred in the 2009 film '' I Love You, Beth Cooper'' and in the Netflix series ''Love''. Early life Rust is the son of Jeanne and Bob Rust. His family is of German heritage. Rust was ra ...

as Mikey Joseph *

Yassir Lester Yassir Lester (born June 22, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He was on the writing staff for ''The Carmichael Show'' and ''Girls''. He is best known for his role as Chris in '' Making History'', and a role as a stockbro ...

as Quentin Chase *

Mario Lopez Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on ''Saved by the Bell'', ''S ...

as himself *

Eugene Lee Yang Eugene Lee Yang (born January 18, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actor, author, activist, and internet personality. He is known for his work with BuzzFeed (2013–2018) and for being the co-founder of the comedy group The Try Guys (2014–20 ...

as Theo Lorql * Craig Robinson as Doug Judy *

Nicole Byer Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series '' Nailed It!'' (2018–present), for which she has received four Primetime Emmy ...

as Trudy Judy *

Rob Riggle Robert Allen Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and retired United States Marine officer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, joining the Marines in 1990 and later attaining the rank of lieutenant colone ...

as Rob Dulubnik *

Michael Mosley Michael Hugh Mosley (22 March 1957 – 5 June 2024) was a British television and radio journalist, producer, presenter and writer who worked for the BBC from 1985 until his death. He presented television programmes on biology and medicine and ...

as Franco McCoy *

Karan Soni Karan Soni (born January 8, 1989) is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Often appearing in comedic roles, he came to prominence for playing Dopinder in the films '' Deadpool'' (2016) and its sequels '' Deadpool 2'' (2018) and '' Deadpool & ...

as Gordon Lundt *

Briga Heelan Briga Heelan (pronunciation ) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her work on the sitcoms ''Cougar Town'', '' Ground Floor'', '' Undateable'', ''Love'', '' Great News'', and '' B Positive''. Early life and education Heelan w ...

as Keri Brennan * Jonathan Chase as Seth Haggerty *

Gabe Liedman Gabe Liedman is an American stand-up comedian, television writer, producer, and actor, known for his work on ''PEN15'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', and '' Inside Amy Schumer''. He is the showrunner of Netflix animation series ''Q-Force'' and the firs ...

as Oliver Cox * Matt Lowe as Beefer *

Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals '' In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton'', and the soundtracks for the animated films '' Moana' ...

as David Santiago *

Ike Barinholtz Ike Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his starring roles in the comedy series '' MADtv'' (2002–2007), '' Eastbound & Down'' (2012), '' The Mindy Project'' (2012–2017), '' Bless the Hart ...

as Gintars Irbe *

David Paymer David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as '' Mr. Saturday Night'', '' Quiz Show'', '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', '' Crazy People'', '' State an ...

as William Tate *

Julia Sweeney Julia Anne Sweeney (born October 10, 1959) is an American actress and comedian. She gained fame as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1994. She played Mrs. Keeper in the film '' Stuart Little'' and ...

as Pam *

Oliver Muirhead Oliver Muirhead (born 29 May 1957) is an English character actor, known for often portraying pompous country gentlemen. In 1986, he also directed the musical pantomime '' A Christmas Held Captive''. In addition to acting, Muirhead has also le ...

as Wesley Allister * Bob Stephenson as Randy *

Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin (; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Mikey Walsh in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Billy Tepper in '' Toy Soldiers'' (1991), Dave Morgan in '' Encino Man'' (1992), Daniel Ruettiger in '' Rudy'' ...

as Sergeant Knox

Episodes

Production

Cancellation and renewal

On May 10, 2018, it was announced that

had canceled ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Following the announcement, other networks including

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, and TBS expressed interest in picking up the series for a sixth season. However, it was subsequently reported that all three networks had declined to pick up the series. A

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supporting the renewal of the series also became the number-one trend on

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. On May 11, 2018, the day after the announcement of its cancellation,

officially picked up the series for a thirteen-episode sixth season. An NBC executive stated about the series, "Ever since we sold this show to Fox I've regretted letting it get away, and it's high time it came back to its rightful home." On September 7, 2018, NBC ordered five additional episodes for the season, increasing the episode total to eighteen.

Casting

All current main cast members returned for the sixth season. On October 3, 2018

announced that she would depart the series during the sixth season. Her final scene was filmed in the first full week of November 2018. Peretti's final episode as a main cast member was the fourth episode, entitled " Four Movements"; she returned to the series as a guest star in the fifteenth episode, "

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Directing

Season 6 marks the first season that features episodes directed by a main cast member. Stephanie Beatriz directed the episode "He Said, She Said", which was inspired by the

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and focuses on the investigation of a sexual assault. Joe Lo Truglio directed the thirteenth episode, titled "The Bimbo" and Melissa Fumero directed "Return of the King", which focuses on the return of Chelsea Peretti's character, Gina Linetti.

Broadcast

The season premiered as a

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in the middle of the 2018–19 television season. It aired on Thursdays at 9:00 pm from January 10, 2019.

Reception

Ratings

Critical response

The sixth season received mostly positive reviews, who praised the many guest stars and the John Kelly storyline, although the pacing received a mixed response. The

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website

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reports a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 8.32/10, based on 27 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Following a period of uncertainty and a shift to NBC, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' reemerges with its cast and tone wholly intact."

References

External links

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