Have you heard the news? Fox just cancelled the comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine after only five seasons. The show, led by Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, and Andre Braugher, earned two Golden Globe awards in its inaugural season for Best TV Series – Comedy or Musical and Best Actor in a Comedy for Samberg.
After the news broke out, members of the cast took to social media to offer heartfelt words of gratitude:
I am still processing… don’t have all the words.. but.. These last 5 years have been incredible. Thank you for all your love and support. We have the best fans. It’s been a huge honor to play Amy and be a part of this tremendous ensemble. NINE NINE! #Brooklyn99 pic.twitter.com/nmBFA2rm6I
— Melissa Fumero (@melissafumero) May 10, 2018
Thank u everyone. 😢 https://t.co/idz78IX9SU
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) May 10, 2018
Squad, we love you. What a gift this series has been: it’s been my honor. Your sadness is noted. NINE- NINE! pic.twitter.com/qAcOYfpNZh
— Stephanie Beatriz (@iamstephbeatz) May 10, 2018
I love you fans. I love you squad. It has been an incredible five years. I’m so very lucky, so deeply thankful to have been part of a show that has brought so much joy to so many. NINE-NINE!❤️ #Brooklyn99 #renewB99
— JoeLoTruglio (@JoeLoTruglio) May 10, 2018
While no doubt sad news, I celebrate all that #Brooklyn99 has accomplished, how much it has meant to me personally and I will forever cherish the time I was gifted in the company of these fine people. ❤️
— Dirk Blocker (@DirkBlocker) May 11, 2018
Show creator Dan Goor thanked everyone for the support and said that Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans are the best in the world:
Wow. Thank you all for this incredible outpouring of support. #brooklyn99 fans are the best fans in the world. It means the world to me and everyone else who works on the show.
— Dan Goor (@djgoor) May 10, 2018
Hollywood A-listers Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill, and Guillermo del Toro expressed their support for the show:
RENEW BROOKLYN NINE NINE
I ONLY WATCH LIKE 4 THINGS
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS#RenewB99— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 10, 2018
Oh NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 😩😭😫😢 I'm SO not ready to say #ByeBye99. Be forewarned @FOXTV-when networks dump shows I love, I'm known for holding grudges a long, L-O-N-G time. I'm still mad @CBS didn't renew #SquarePegs! 😡#EverythingILikeGetsCancelled https://t.co/NEry6Hrpng
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 10, 2018
Reason #30: The world is better with this show in it. I love these characters and the healing good energy B99 brings. https://t.co/HXs6ct8bzv
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) May 11, 2018
The Backstreet Boys even tweeted a video of one of the show’s cold opens, where Detective Jake Peralta made several suspects sing a classic Backstreet Boys song:
Thanks for the memories, #Brooklyn99 😢 pic.twitter.com/BnmwCdb9RS
— backstreetboys (@backstreetboys) May 10, 2018
Fans are obviously not handling the news well and went through the five stages of grief on Twitter:
Me hearing #Brooklyn99 was canceled pic.twitter.com/Pb0c2iTE2l
— Sara Goetz (@getsnotgoats) May 11, 2018
Brooklyn 99, a diverse, inoffensive, and truly hilarious show with a group of characters that genuinely love and care for each other. Why the hell is it being cancelled?
— cozza (@notcorry) May 10, 2018
HOW DARE U CANCEL BROOKLYN NINE-NINE @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/RU1wwaHPxq
— jiro (@rikidudes) May 11, 2018
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was my safe space, my comfort zone, I cared about everyone in the show, I’D TAKE A BULLET FOR THEM. DON’T FREAKING CANCEL THIS. @netflix @hulu @amazonprimenow DO YOUR THING, BRING THIS BACK. #Brooklyn99
— Apurva ☘️ (@daegudorkss) May 11, 2018
MY MOOD WHEN B99 GOT CANCELLED #RenewB99 #BrooklynNineNine pic.twitter.com/frNlPqZLiF
— nishitaa’ (@ixFANGIRLxi) May 11, 2018
Fox cancel Brooklyn Nine-Nine
*Me right now 😭 #Brooklyn99 pic.twitter.com/RH0elPeNmF
— Ali (@RoyMustang786) May 11, 2018
Brooklyn Nine-Nine being cancelled is the worst thing that's happened all week. pic.twitter.com/IoJmCHlASK
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) May 11, 2018
ME IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINDING OUT @Brooklyn99FOX WAS CANCELLED AT WORK pic.twitter.com/8IrllX2TYU
— Nicole Gallucci (@nicolemichele5) May 10, 2018
i just can’t believe we live in a world where brooklyn nine nine got cancelled after only five seasons meanwhile bing bang theory is out here with 832 seasons pic.twitter.com/2VjN8iDXHW
— paul rudd (@philsadelphia) May 11, 2018
If nothing else, I hope every producer, writer, actor, crew member, etc who worked on Brooklyn Nine-Nine looks at Twitter today and sees how DEEPLY loved their show is, and that the work they’ve been doing had an impact. It means a lot to a lot of people. It’s taken over my TL.
— A.B. (@AlannaBennett) May 10, 2018
i really adore brooklyn nine-nine. i am grateful for its intersectional representation of queer people and people of color, the casual ways it addresses and deconstructs masculinity and institutional oppression, and its inclusive humor. and all in a network show!! #saveb99
— jomny sun (@jonnysun) May 11, 2018
To the cast of #Brooklyn99 I’m sorry. You guys all deserved better 💓 pic.twitter.com/u8GOCVGiFV
— shay | #SaveB99 (@emmadarkswan) May 10, 2018
And a lot of people are calling for other companies like Netflix to swoop in and save the cop comedy:
HELLO @NETFLIX WE WANT BROOKLYN NINE NINE TO LIVE ON THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
— Aminatou Sow (@aminatou) May 10, 2018
I really really really hope #Brooklyn99 continues somewhere and for that matter that each episode should be hand-delivered on DVD to every American IT'S THAT GOOD PEOPLE #RenewB99
— Mike Royce (@MikeRoyce) May 10, 2018
It looks like the show could have another life somewhere else, as multiple companies have allegedly expressed interest in picking it up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, show producer Universal Studios have reportedly received calls from Hulu, Netflix, NBC, and TBS.