Fox has an end game in sight for Glee.
After renewing the musical dramedy in April for two additional seasons, Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour that series will likely wrap after its sixth season.
"I would not anticipate it goes beyond two more seasons," Reilly told The Hollywood Reporter following his executive session, further clarifying that you should "never say never."
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"There's two very clear arcs to get to that end and conclude," he added. "Listen, if we discover a new crop of kids and there's some breakout, who knows. But right now we're thinking about two seasons."
The series will tackle the passing of star Cory Monteith with the third episode of its upcoming fifth season in a tribute episode that will tackle drug addiction, with proceeds of the show's music sales going to a scholarship fund for kids in the name of the late actor.
Reilly noted Monteith's passing -- the actor died July 13 of a mixture of drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol -- "does change" the end game co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk crafted for how the musical comes to a conclusion.
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