Prepare the tissue boxes. The sixth season ofThis is Uspremieres on January 4, and with only a few days left to go, NBC has released a first look at the final chapter in the lives of the Pearson family. The short featurette, first released byDeadline, mixes scenes of seasons past together with sneak peeks at the newest season, as well as tearful interviews with the cast, includingMandy Moore,Milo Ventimiglia,Sterling K. Brown,Justin Hartley,andChrissy Metz.
This is the first look we’ve had at the newest season since thefirst images were releasedin November. The footage of the newest season focuses largely on Moore’s character Rebecca, and her recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Worries of forgetting “the little things” about her life, her first husband Jack (Ventimiglia) and her children are intercut will well-remembered scenes from the first five seasons, preparing the audience for heartbreak down the line. DespiteThis is Us’s reputation for being a tearjerker, and despite the sadness to come in the final season, actorChris Sullivandescribes the upcoming sixth season as “quite joyful.”
While the clips look ahead to the new season, in their interviews the cast tearfully looks back on the impact the series has had on them, and. the continued legacy they hope it continues to carry for the audience. It is the relatability ofThis is Usthat Moore hopes will keep the show alive with viewers after it concludes its run, saying “I hope that people find the parallels between their lives and what they’re seeing on the show.” For Ventimiglia, he hopes that the idea of family as felt by the cast will transcend the barrier of the small screen and resonate with the audience. Metz shares her onscreen mother’s hopes for an enduring legacy, hoping thatThis is Uswill be “a show that lasts forever.”
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Beyond legacy, the cast also reflects on how fortunate they feel for the experience of makingThis is Usover the last six years, with Hartley marveling at the uniqueness of his time on the show and describing himself as lucky. The cast and creatives behindThis is Usare fortunate in a way some are not, in that their series is ending on their terms, and concluding the story they want to tell. “To leave while you’re still being missed, that’s a good thing,” concludes Brown.
This is Uspremieres on August 26, 2025, at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT on NBC. Watch the new featurette “A Final Chapter To Remember” below:
