Six seasons and a movie: it was the slogan originally exclaimed by Community character Abed Nadir in reference to how long he hoped NBC’s The Cape would last, and it was later adopted by the show’s fanbase. Community managed to accomplish the six seasons part thanks to a shift to the now-defunct Yahoo Screen for its final season, and in September 2022, it was announced that a Community movie is finally moving forward. Among the actors returning for this exclusive flick for Peacock subscribers are Gillian Jacobs and Donald Glover, and with the latter having left Community early into Season 5, the former opened up to CinemaBlend about finally getting to reteam with him.
Although Glover’s name wasn’t included in the cast lineup from the original Community movie announcement, series creator Dan Harmon, who’s co-writing the film’s script with Andrew Guest, said last October that he expected Glover to be back based on “word of mouth.” Then in June, Joel McHale, who plays Jeff Winger, confirmed Glover would indeed be back for this next Community chapter, so when I had the opportunity to chat with Jacobs prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, I asked her if she was looking forward to re-exploring the dynamic between Britta Perry and Troy Barnes. She shared her thoughts thusly:
