PARKS AND RECREATION
PREVIOUSLY ON... | The people of Pawnee decided to recall City Councilwoman Leslie Knope, while Tom learned that Rent-a-Swag is about to face some serious competition. And a little ditty about Ron and Diane: They're having a baby, y'all!
COMING UP NEXT | The townsfolk will get their recall opportunity -- and soon! "The vote happens right around Halloween," executive producer Mike Schur shares. "By that point, Leslie's already been made aware of the fact that Ann and Chris may be leaving" -- details here -- "so this first chunk of episodes is really about [Leslie] emotionally dealing with [that]." Ron, meanwhile, will be embracing impending fatherhood. "We're not going to tell any stories where he is super freaked-out about being a dad," the Parks boss notes. Instead, there's an episode where "Ron realizes that he needs to make a last will and testament, because he has a family now." Tom -- who'll find himself romancing Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany -- will be in a "battle for his life" when it comes to his mysterious Swag competitor. ("The person who is behind the new store will make sense to the people who've been watching the show," Schur hints.)
TVLINE BONUS SPOILER | Parks will airs its landmark 100th episode with an installment co-written by Schur and series star Amy Poehler. "We didn't want to be super meta about it," the EP laughs. "We just wanted it to feel like all of our characters had reached a milestone in their lives, so that was the idea of the story going in. It's a really good story with a lot of juicy stuff in it."
RETURN DATE | Thursday, Sept. 26 at 8/7c (NBC)
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