Axed: Regular Show to end with eighth season

Cartoon Network’s simply-titled Regular Show will end after its eighth season.

The series, from creator and executive producer J.G. Quintel, follows the lives of best friends and groundskeepers Mordecai (voiced by Quintel) and Rigby (William Salyers) as they engage in adventures with their gang of friends on otherwise lazy afternoons. It is one of Cartoon Network’s longest-running series and spawned a feature-length film Regular Show: The Movie.

“From JG’s original pitch on post-it notes, through eight successful seasons and more than 250 episodes produced, Regular Show has been one of the most original animated series of this generation creating indelible characters and signature comedy mayhem laced with heart,” Cartoon Network chief content officer Rob Sorcher said in a statement. “Our sincere thanks to this talented crew and cast for their incredible dedication, and I’m proud that they all agreed to go up in space together for one hilarious final journey.”

Quintel added: “Making Regular Show has been so much fun. We got to tell all of the stories we wanted to tell, and making the choice to go out exactly how we want to go out. We’re so proud and excited for people to see how we’re wrapping things up in a big, big way. We’re bringing everything full circle.”

Season eight will take place entirely in space, with an intergalactic battle of good versus evil featuring Pops, Benson, Muscle Man (all voiced by Sam Marin) and Skips (voiced by Mark Hamill).

It will end in 2017.

Source: Hollywood Reporter