Young & Restless Alum Justin Hartley’s Hit Series This Is Us is Coming to an End at NBC

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It’s time to prepare to say goodbye to the Pearson family.

The Young and the Restless alum Justin Hartley (ex-Adam) has been a popular staple in primetime since 2016 as Kevin Pearson on the NBC hit family drama This Is Us. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, fans, but our sister site The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively that the show will end after season six.

Created by Dan Fogelman, the series finale will take place during the 2021 – 2022 season. Fans have likely been prepared for the cancellation — as hard as it is — given that back in May 2019, when it was renewed for three seasons, it was said that season six would most likely be its last.

Nevertheless, The Hollywood Reporter projects that the final season should feature 18 episodes. Currently, the show is in the midst of season five and follows the Pearsons (Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore) and their three children (Hartley, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz) in different timeframes throughout their lives.

Though This Is Us has been Hartley’s main home since leaving daytime behind in 2016, he’s appeared in various series and films and is currently dating former Young & Restless co-star Sofia Pernas (ex-Marissa).

Take a look through our photo gallery below to see Hartley and other actors who have played Adam Newman and be sure to keep an eye out for Hartley’s new film, A Lot of Nothing, where he plays a very different role from his NBC and CBS characters.

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Michael Muhney, Yani Gellman "The Young and the Restless" Set CBS Television City Los Angeles 6/9/09 © Sean Smith/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 Episode # 9184 U.S. Airdate 7/8/09

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Adam might have met his match in his old college girlfriend, a scheme queen every bit as sneaky as he is. But he could never commit to her wholeheartedly, a fact made abundantly clear when he screwed her over in some business shenanigans that threatened to make her new address federal prison. Honestly, we seemed to like Skye more than Adam did, so we were bummed when, after dad Victor helped her fake her death, she wound up taking a fatal tumble into a volcano. Which, we’d imagine, most tumbles into volcanos would be.

Melissa Claire Egan, Michael Muhney "The Young and the Restless" Set CBS television City Los Angeles 05/16/12 ©Howard Wise/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 Episode # 9934 U.S. Airdate 06/25/12

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After accidentally running down Billy Abbott and Chloe Mitchell’s daughter, Adam dodged jail time — as well as Delia’s vengeful parents — by playing dead and undergoing enough plastic surgery to turn him into a replica of Gabe Bingham (then Justin Hartley). To further sell the charade, he played along with a marriage of convenience with Gabe’s bride — as you can see, extremely convenient now and then. But Sage was drawn to Nick, and Adam himself couldn’t stay away from…

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Melissa Claire Egan, Mark Grossman "The Young and the Restless" adam chelsea kiss hw

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Courtney Hope, Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman"The Young and the Restless" Set CBS television CityLos Angeles10/06/22© Howard Wise/jpistudios.com310-657-9661Episode # 12497U.S. Airdate 11/21/22

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