"Parks And Recreation" Executive Producer Teases The Seventh Season And Reveals Jean-Ralphio Is Returning

With the seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation beginning in 2015, the show's executive producer is sharing details for the new season. Plus, he reveals who is coming back this season -- including Jean-Ralphio (played by Ben Schwartz).

Since last season's ending jumped the people of Pawnee three years forward into 2017, Mike Schur is explaining what the storyline will look like when season seven picks up.

"The idea behind that move was to give us a jolt of creativity. Now, we have this whole new idea. We don't have to link everything to exactly what came before it. We can have the characters take quantum leaps and then fill in the blanks later, or not," Mike told TV Line.

"It was actually really fun to mentally jump everybody three years forward in their lives and imagine what was going on. I hope that translates, because it was very enjoyable. It was like a fun creative writing exercise."

As for who we will see this season, Mike didn't reveal if Rashida Jones or Rob Lowe would be back, but he did talk about two other fabulous stars coming back to Pawnee one last time.

"You're not going to go the whole year without seeing Jean-Ralphio. You're not going to go the whole year without seeing Megan Mullally. But then there are a few sneak-attack surprises that I very much hope people don't get wind of," he explained.

Although we cannot wait to see what happens in the final season of the hit comedy, the cast has mixed feelings about the end. "I think there's a collective feeling that people are creatively spent. You kind of run out of ideas," Chris Pratt who plays Andy Dwyer told GQ in their Men of the Year issue.

"It's been exactly what you'd imagine. A little bit exciting, a little bit sad, a little bit of people freaking out - all the stages of grief at once. The show takes its cues from its lead actress and main character. We're all trying to Leslie Knope our way through it: Keep our chins up and soldier on," Mike admitted to TV Line.

What are you looking forward to seeing most from the NBC comedy in its farewell season?

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