On December 10, 2010, TNT announced that the upcoming seventh season of The Closer, due to begin production in spring 2011, will be the show's last. The channel said that the decision to retire the show was made by Kyra Sedgwick.
On January 30, 2011, the media announced that the final season would add six episodes to the usual fifteen episode order, the final six being the build toward a possible spin-off series. On May 18, 2011, TNT announced that the spin-off, entitled Major Crimes and starring Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor, had been picked up for a 10-episode season |