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Season 6 of Grace and Frankie promises the return of a popular character and the addition of a new one. The cast and co-creators of the Netflix comedy filled fans in on the series Saturday afternoon at PaleyFest in Hollywood.<\/p>\nSeason 6 of Grace and Frankie promises the return of a popular character and the addition of a new one. The cast and co-creators of the Netflix comedy filled fans in on the series Saturday afternoon at PaleyFest in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Taking part in the conversation were series stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen, Ethan Embry, Baron Vaughn and June Diane Raphael. Also attending were co-creators and executive producers, Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris.<\/p>\n
Kauffman revealed Ernie Hudson, who played Tomlin\u2019s love interest Jacob on previous episodes, will be returning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe electricity between them was so vibrant,\u201d Kauffman said to applause. \u201cWe will be seeing him in season 6.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another big question was when and if Dolly Parton \u2014 Fonda and Tomlin\u2019s 9 to 5 co-star, will appear on the series.<\/p>\n
Fonda said it depends on \u201cthe time and her schedule. She wants to, but she\u2019s busy.\u201d<\/p>\n
While a Parton appearance remains uncertain, one person who will definitely be guest-starring is Mary Steenburgen, the cast and EPs confirmed.<\/p>\n
In the series, Fonda (Grace) and Tomlin (Frankie) star as two women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Both sparring partners and partners-in-crime, Grace and Frankie form an unlikely and unbreakable bond and face their uncertain futures hand-in-hand. Together with their ex-husbands and children, they discover the true definition of \u201cfamily,\u201d with laughter, tears and plenty of mood enhancers along the way.<\/p>\n
During Saturday\u2019s panel, Sheen and Waterston were asked about their experiences playing a gay couple.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that it\u2019s Sam makes it possible and easy,\u201d Sheen quipped.<\/p>\n
Waterston added, \u201cMartin brings joy with him every morning, so things that would normally be difficult are just infinitely easy to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The conversation drew frequent laughter from the large audience, made up mostly of fans. Grace and Frankie, produced by Skydance Television, will return for a sixth season in 2020 on Netflix.<\/p>\n
PaleyFest runs through March 24. Upcoming events include CBS\u2019 An Evening with Stephen Colbert (March 16 at 7:00 pm); VH1\u2019s RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race (March 17 at 2:00 pm); FOX\u2019s 9-1-1 (March 17 at 7:00 pm); CW\u2019s Jane The Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The Farewell Seasons (March 20 at 7:30 pm \u2013 two-panel event); NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation 10th Anniversary Reunion (March 21 at 7:30 pm); and AMC\u2019s The Walking Dead (March 22 at 7:30 pm);<\/p>\n
Also attending will be the casts of CBS\u2019s Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I. (March 23 at 2:00 pm); FX\u2019s Pose (March 23 at 7:00 pm); CBS All Access\u2019 Star Trek: Discovery and its upcoming reimagining of The Twilight Zone from executive producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg (March 24 at 2:00 pm \u2013 two-panel event).<\/p>\n
The festival will close with NBC\u2019s This Is Us (March 24 at 7:00 pm).<\/p>\n
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