The Big Bang Theory is midway through its ninth season, with the cast all locked down to reprise their roles for another season in 2016. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Steve Molaro has been discussing the tenth season, and whether it’s being planned as the end of the line for Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Howard (Simon Helberg), Raj (Kunal Nayyar), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (Mayim Bialik).
“I think so,” states Molaro. “I can’t speak to the future or on behalf of the cast or where we’ll be then but it’s certainly possible that it could go past that. The reality is that maybe season 10 is the ending point. The real answer is I don’t know and all I can do right now is go episode to episode and try to make each one the best that we can. There’s still so many episodes to go. Even if hypothetically season 10 was the end, I wouldn’t be focusing on that yet. That seems like something that would be dealt with way down the line.”
While Molaro is certainly hinting that the end could be near, co-creator Chuck Lorre offers a more optimistic outlook for fans of the show, stating that:
“I never imagined nine [seasons] and here we are. I’m not going to presume to know how many years this has because it’s ridiculous for me to guess. It’s already gone beyond my wildest dreams so anything beyond this … as long as everybody is having a good time and we’re making a show we’re proud of … then it’s worth continuing. There are things floating around that we talk about and say, ‘Someday, that might happen.’ There are still a lot of characters out there in this world that we’ve never met that I’m still excited, over the next season and a half, to get a chance to do something about. We’ve never met Penny’s mom, Leonard’s dad, Sheldon’s Meemaw or Howard’s dad — and that’s a big tentpole that’s still floating out there.”
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Originally published December 26, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
