Parks and Recreationhas always been a show about public service, and now the entire cast has decided to do a public service of its own by reuniting for a scripted charity special that will benefit Feeding America.
NBC will air the half-hour special on April 30, and the show will find Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) determined to stay connected with her friends and colleagues during a time of social distancing. Get ready to zoom, zoom, Zoom, folks!
Joining Poehler will be the core cast ofNick Offerman(Ron Swanson),Aziz Ansari(Tom Haverford),Rashida Jones(Ann Perkins),Aubrey Plaza(April Ludgate),Chris Pratt(Andy Dwyer),Adam Scott(Ben Wyatt),Rob Lowe(Chris Traeger),Jim O’Heir(Jerry Gergich) andRetta(Donna Meagle), and the network promises we’ll see some other fan favorites from Pawnee.
“Like a lot of other people, we were looking for ways to help and felt that bringing these characters back for a night could raise some money,” said Schur. “I sent a hopeful email to the cast and they all got back to me within 45 minutes. Our oldParks and Recteam has put together one more 30-minute slice of (quarantined) Pawnee life and we hope everyone enjoys it. And donates!”
“In such uncertain times, we can’t think of anyone better than Leslie Knope to unite our country with her unbridled enthusiasm and compassion. A huge thank you to Mike Schur and the cast ofParks and Recreationfor putting this wonderful special together and bringing a smile to all our faces while raising money for such a worthwhile cause,” NBC execsLisa KatzandTracey Pakostasaid in a joint statement.
Parks and Recreationran for seven seasons, culminating with a 2015 series finale that gave fans a glimpse of what happened to the characters later in life. As far as the 2020 reunion goes, all we know at this point is that O’Heir’s Jerry is the mayor of Pawnee. No matter where everyone else is, I’m sure America is ready to welcome this ensemble back into their homes, at least for one night, and in the name of a good cause.
Leslie Knope herself took to social media to make the exciting announcement, so check that out below, andclick here to read our takeon the top 50Parks and Recreationepisodes. All I want to know is if we’ll get an update on Burt Macklin, FBI agent.
