Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Officially Ending After Season 7

It's been a long and successful run for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but the team will blast off for one final mission before wrapping up the series for good in 2020 after its seventh season.

Marvel TV chief Jeph Loeb broke the news to Deadline, confirming that it will allow the writers to “build a season that will tie up any threads that are there. To make sure that we come to a conclusion that’s satisfying to the fans, to the cast, to Marvel, and to ABC.”

While it's bittersweet knowing that the show is ending, it's great to know that there will be a conclusion for long-time fans.

But that also opens up the possibility of some wild twists that could render some of the characters out of commission ... for good.

“When you know [you’re ending], you can take greater risks, of life and death,” said Loeb.

When the series was moved to Fridays, many thought it meant the series was being put there to die, but it has managed to perform well enough to stay on the air.

Loeb dished to Deadline that Marvel was ready to close the book on the series for good at the end of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5, but it was actually ABC that decided to keep the series around for a sixth season.

In a surprising move, ABC renewed the series for a seventh season before sixth had even premiered.

The Alphabet ordered the seventh run back in November, and it gave fans a lot to be happy about because many thought the sixth season being banished to summer meant it would be the final season.

UPDATE: ABC has since confirmed the news. The press release is below.

‘MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.’ TO CONCLUDE AFTER THRILLING SEVENTH SEASON ON ABC

Final Episodes of the Flagship Marvel Television Series Set to Air Summer 2020

Season Six Finale to Air Aug. 2, 2019

ABC announced today that “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” the longest-running Marvel television series, will end after seven seasons. The final 13 episodes are scheduled to air next summer. Season six is currently airing FRIDAYS at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and will air its finale on Aug. 2 with a special two-hour episode.

Currently, ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” ranks as the No. 1 program in Friday’s 8 p.m. hour this summer among Adults 18-49 and is improving in its new time period by 14% over the comparable weeks last summer to stand as ABC’s highest-rated series in the slot in 3 years – since summer 2016.

“Agent Coulson is one of the most beloved cinematic heroes of our time, and we’re so glad to have spent seven seasons with him and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they saved the world from countless unimaginable big bads,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment. “I am so impressed with the eternally fresh, heart-pounding, and emotional stories the writers and creative team at Marvel Television brought to life that led ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ to be the longest-running Marvel series to date.”

“It will be bittersweet saying goodbye to Marvel Television’s flagship series,” said Jeph Loeb, executive producer and Marvel’s head of Television. “Our success is a true testament to the extraordinary fans and we remain forever indebted to them for their endless support. We want to end on a very high note and complete the incredible saga after seven amazing seasons and 136 hours of quality television.”

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Henry Simmons, Natalia Cordova-Buckley and Jeff Ward.

Produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” was co-created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, who also serve as executive producers along with Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb. ABC Studios is a part of Disney Television Studios, a collection of studios comprised of 20th Century Fox Television.

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