"Fringe" Co-Showrunner Jeff Pinkner Steps Down for Final Season

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"Fringe" Co-Showrunner Jeff Pinkner Exits for Final Season
6/19/2012
by Philiana Ng


As "Fringe" approaches its fifth and final season, it will be without one of its top bosses.

Jeff Pinkner, who has served as co-showrunner of Fox's cult series with J.H. Wyman since season two, will not be returning next year in order to pursue new projects, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Wyman will take on sole showrunning duties, while Pinkner will no longer keep his executive producer title on the show.





“We’re so excited to begin work on a fifth season of 'Fringe' and to be able to deliver the 13 final episodes to our passionate and devoted fans,” said "Fringe" co-creator J.J. Abrams in a statement.

“For four years, J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner have worked tirelessly as a team to keep all the worlds in order on 'Fringe'. We’re thankful for the invaluable contributions Jeff has made to the show and of course wish him well and look forward to working together in the future.

J.H. Wyman’s importance to 'Fringe' cannot be overstated, however, and I'm thrilled that he will continue as showrunner for the concluding chapters of our story. We can’t wait for our fans to see what we have in store for them in the wild conclusion of 'Fringe'.”





Wyman took to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, writing: "I will be here until the last frame. We always encourage everyone to pursue their creative paths."

He also revealed the title of the fifth season premiere, 'Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11'.

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