'Community' fans will get six seasons and a movie after all, thanks to Peacock

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Giving it the old "Community" college try.

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Peacock has greenlit a movie based on NBC's cult 2009-14 comedy series, reuniting most of the cast, led by Joel McHale. 

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Created by Dan Harmon ("Rick and Morty"), the series centered on a study group at the fictional Greendale Community College in Colorado. 

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It was never a hit, and eventually canceled, but won a sixth season that streamed on Yahoo! Screen in 2015. 

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Series stars Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi and Jim Rash will reprise their roles for the feature, Peacock said. 

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Yvette Nicole Brown, Chevy Chase and Donald Glover, who left the series midway through its run, weren't mentioned in the announcement. 

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Picking up Season 6 proved to be a costly move for Yahoo! In October 2015 

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chief financial officer Ken Goldman revealed that the company lost nearly $42 million in its foray into original series including  “Community,” 

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