Season Six

Season Six of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series consists of 18 episodes that cover the results of Raymond Holt's bid for NYPD Commissioner, the first LGTQIA+ kiss for the show and Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago's journey to becoming parents. It premiered on January 10, 2019 and concluded on May 16, 2019.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cancellation[]

10 days before the Season Five finale, Jake & Amy aired, the television network, FOX, cancelled the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. Technically FOX was never making the show. They were airing it and making money from the ads that sold during it's run. Brooklyn Nine-Nine's best performing time was on Sunday nights which eventually couldn't compete with Bob's Burgers and FOX decided rebooting the more politically aligned Last Man Standing for Thursday Night Football would make more than Brooklyn Nine-Nine. They stated that, "Ultimately we decided we just didn’t have room for it."

A surprising uproar of support came online from X (formerly Twitter) as news spread of the show's cancellation. This included the following celebrities who were dubbed Guardians of the Nine-Nine :

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who appeared as David Santiago in the Season 6 episode, The Golden Child
Sean Astin, who appeared as Sergeant Knox in the Season 6 episode, Ticking Clocks
Mark Hamill, who attended the Brooklyn Nine-Nine's panel at Comic Con in 2018
Seth Meyers who appeared as a police sketch in the Season 6 episode, The Crime Scene
Guillermo del Toro, who is an esteemed filmmaker

NBC Revival Of Brooklyn Nine-Nine[]

31 hours after the official FOX cancellation, it was announced via the creators and ensemble casts' social media feeds that the television network, NBC, had picked up the show for 13 episodes.^[1] “Ever since we sold this show to Fox I’ve regretted letting it get away,” said NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt referring to 2012, when Brooklyn was first being pitched. Universal decided to shop the idea to all the broadcast networks — and Fox stepped up with the best offer, beating out NBC.

While the series aired on Fox for its first five seasons, the show was actually made by Universal Television, the sister studio of NBC. Brooklyn Nine-Nine was financially a different proposition at NBC than it was at Fox — NBC owned it and could make money off it in different ways than Fox could. While Brooklyn’s so-so Nielsen ratings meant NBC wouldn't make much (or any) profit selling ad time on the show, the new episodes would likely pay for themselves due to the extra money Universal TV made via its syndication deal with TBS and its streaming agreement with Hulu.^[2] Which explains the expanded 5 episode order^[3] for season 6 and mid-season renewal for a season 7 that NBC gave the show.

Changes Due to Cancellation[]

The actor who played Gina Linetti, Chelsea Peretti, exited the show as an ensemble cast member and became a recurring character after her official send off in the episode, Four Movements.

Many of the crew working on the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series quickly pivoted to new jobs before the show had been picked up. This included, Props Master Chris Call who was replaced by his understudy Launa Staehle and Cinematographer Giovani Lampassi who was replaced by long-time camera operator Rick Page.

Actors	Character	Episode
Phil Reeves	John Kelly	(4 episodes)
Craig Robinson	Doug Judy	A Tale of Two Bandits
Nicole Byer	Trudy Judy	A Tale of Two Bandits
Bertila Damas	Camila Santiago	The Golden Child
Reggie Lee	Dr. Ronald Yee, P.H.D.	Gintars
Antonio Raul Corbo	Nikolaj Boyle	Gintars
Marc Evan Jackson	Kevin Cozner	(3 episodes)
Winston Story	Bill	Cinco de Mayo
Tim Meadows	Caleb	Sicko
Kyra Sedgwick	Madeline Wuntch	(2 episodes)
Dean Winters	The Vulture	(2 episodes)
Ken Marino	Captain Jason Stentley, "C.J."	(2 episodes)

Actors	Character	Episode
Eugene Lee Yang	Theo Lorql	Four Movements
Mario Lopez	Himself	Four Movements
Rob Riggle	Rob Dulubnik	A Tale of Two Bandits
Michael Mosley	Franco McCoy	The Crime Scene
Karan Soni	Gordon Lundt	The Honeypot
Briga Heelan	Keri Brennan	He Said, She Said
Lin-Manuel Miranda	David Santiago	The Golden Child
Ike Barinholtz	Gintars Irbe	Gintars
David Paymer	Dr. William Tate	The Therapist
Cameron Esposito	Jocelyn	(2 episodes)
Julia Sweeney	Pam	Casecation
Sean Astin	Sergeant Knox	Ticking Clocks

Season Six List of Episodes[]

#	Screenshot	Title
1		Honeymoon
1	Jake and Amy go on their honeymoon. Captain Holt finds out whether he is the new commissioner of the NYPD.
2		Hitchcock & Scully
2	Jake and Charles investigate a case of Hitchcock and Scully from the 1980s. Meanwhile, Amy's uniformed officers and Terry's detectives fight over limited resources.
3		The Tattler
3	Jake and Gina attend their 20th high school reunion. Back at the Nine-Nine, Charles helps Rosa with her love life.
4		Four Movements
4	Gina spends time with each member of the squad.
5		A Tale of Two Bandits
5	Terry believes the Pontiac Bandit is stealing cars again, but Jake is convinced his friend wouldn't do that. The rest of the squad fight to keep Shaw's a police bar after some firemen stake their claim to it.
6		The Crime Scene
6	Jake and Rosa must deal with a mother in mourning as they work and rework a crime scene in order to solve a difficult murder case with confusing evidence.
7		The Honeypot
7	Jake and Holt clash over the merits of a new hire in the 99th precinct. Terry, Amy, Rosa and Charles try to do something about the cluttered bullpen.
8		He Said, She Said
8	Jake and Amy investigate a difficult "he said, she said" case. Holt becomes suspicious after learning his lifelong arch nemesis died in a prison transport accident.
9		The Golden Child
9	Jake helps Amy navigate the complicated relationship she has with her brother, David. Charles introduces some drama into an undercover mission involving Terry and Holt.
10		Gintars
10	A visitor from Latvia causes Charles and Jake to investigate Nikolaj's family. Holt and Amy bring in famed forensic scientist Dr. Yee to help close a case for Rosa.
11		The Therapist
11	Charles brings Jake into a case when a therapist reports one of his patient's missing. Holt finds out Rosa has a new girlfriend that everyone else has met. Amy believes she has accidentally received a package meant for Terry.
12		Casecation
12	Work is so busy for Jake and Amy that they end up celebrating their anniversary while standing guard over a comatose patient in the hospital.
13		The Bimbo
13	Holt and Jake investigate a case at Kevin's university. Back at the precinct, Terry and Amy take the squad out for lunch.
14		Ticking Clocks
14	In an episode that takes place in real time, Jake and the squad must track down a hacker who has infiltrated the Nine-Nine's servers. Rosa deals with relationship issues. Hitchcock and Scully attempt to cook the perfect lasagna.
15		Return of the King
15	When Gina returns to the Nine-Nine, Jake and Terry get drawn into her life, Holt learns Charles’s son, Nikolaj, may be a genius. Rosa copes with an injury.
16		Cinco de Mayo
16	In order to distract Terry from the stress of his upcoming lieutenant's exam, Jake, Holt and the squad decide to hold the annual Halloween Heist on a new date, Cinco de Mayo.
17		Sicko
17	Jake and Charles investigate a dangerous serial killer. Holt continues to spar with his rival, Commissioner Kelly. Terry finds out about whether or not he has passed the lieutenant's exam.
18		The Suicide Squad
18	Desperate circumstances call for desperate measures, as Jake, Holt, Amy, Terry, Rosa and Charles must ally themselves with old enemies.

Publicity[]

TV Shows
Online Articles
Press Events
Comic Con
Awards

Andy Samberg on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon January 9, 2019

Andy Samberg on Late Night with Seth Meyers January 10, 2019

Terry Crew On The Stoop, May 14, 2019

Minneapolis Star Tribune 02/18/2019 Miller infiltrates 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'

TV Insider 07/20/2018 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Comic-Con Panel: Diversity, Terry’s Moment & More

The Hollywood Reporter 07/18/2018 Cast Talks Life After Cancellation, Leaving Fox

- The show was confirmed to be coming back for Season Seven on February 27, 2019.^[4]
Chelsea Peretti left show in the midst of the season, as did Gina.
This season had a #MeToo episode.^[5]^[6]
- It is directed by Stephanie Beatriz & written by Lang Fisher.^[7]
- It revolved around Amy's experience with sexual harassment.^[8]
Since the show is now on NBC, there is now some blurred nudity and a couple of bleeps now. These are things FOX would not allow or could not do when the show was on their network.^[9]
- One particular bleep was used by Terry Jeffords.
Joe Lo Truglio directed an episode while playing Charles Boyle.^[10]
Melissa Fumero directs an episode titled Return of the King, where Gina Linetti returns in it.^[11]
On February 11, 2019, it was revealed that Lin-Manuel Miranda had been cast as Amy Santiago's brother, David Santiago, in the show's March 7 episode, the 9th one, titled “The Golden Child.”^[12]^[13]
On February 25, 2019, it was disclosed that Chelsea Peretti’s beloved character Gina would return later this season in an episode called “Return of the King.”^[14]
On April 10, 2019, it was revealed that Sean Astin would play a sergeant in the NYPD Cyber Operations Unit who aids the Nine-Nine, in the show's April 25 episode titled "Ticking Clocks."^[15]
On April 10, 2019, it was disclosed that Julia Sweeney would play a patient with twisted bowels who gets very involved in Jake and Amy’s personal lives.^[16]