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Parks & Recreation cast to reunite

One-off special sees Leslie Knope determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.

The cast of Parks & Recreation will reunite in a special to benefit Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund.

Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir, and Retta will all return, five years after the series concluded.

The story sees Pawnee’s most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope (Poehler), determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.

“Like a lot of other people, we were looking for ways to help and felt that bringing these characters back for a night could raise some money,” said executive producer Michael Schur. “I sent a hopeful email to the cast and they all got back to me within 45 minutes. Our old Parks and Rec team has put together one more 30-minute slice of (quarantined) Pawnee life and we hope everyone enjoys it. And donates!”

“In such uncertain times, we can’t think of anyone better than Leslie Knope to unite our country with her unbridled enthusiasm and compassion,” said Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, Co-Presidents of Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment. “A huge thank you to Mike Schur and the cast of Parks & Recreation for putting this wonderful special together and bringing a smile to all our faces while raising money for such a worthwhile cause.”

No word yet if this will screen in Australia.

Source: Deadline

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  1. Leslie Knope is the leader we all need right now!! I’m late to get onboard Parks and Rec, only bingeing it on Stan last year, but so excited about this ?

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