Overview
- The fifth season is the planned series finale and is about to debut, though outlets report different HBO Max premiere dates.
- Showrunner Jen Statsky says Christopher Briney appears in one episode as an international rockstar who is decades younger than Deborah Vance.
- Statsky explains the storyline aims to show that women remain sexual and desirable at any age.
- Jean Smart says she was nervous about the age gap at first but adds that Briney made her feel at ease on set.
- Cast members describe an emotional wrap with final scenes shot before a Paris leg, multiple crew goodbyes, and sets dismantled as Smart kept small mementos.