Amazon's TRANSPARENT Unlikely To Return This Year Following The Exit of Jeffrey Tambor

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the removal of Emmy-winner Jeffrey Tambor has postponed the return date of Amazon series TRANSPARENT. The actor was recently removed from the show following claims of sexual harassment from two of his colleagues. With production not scheduled to begin until the end of the year, the show will not be returning in 2018.

It is unclear just how much the new episodes will have to be rewritten, but Soloway and her team, including Jill Gordon, who takes over as showrunner for season five, have months to finalize a plan. (While all of the actors who play Pfeffermans - including Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffmann - have their own story arcs, Tambor's storyline has always been at the center of the show.)

Whether or not Amazon will recast the character is unclear.

Accusations against Tambor first broke in November. "I don't see how I can return to Transparent," Tambor said after facing claims of misconduct. Tambor was accused of acting inappropriately around former assistant Van Barnes and TRANSPARENT actress Trace Lysette, who both went on the record with their stories amid the #MeToo movement.

Amazon conducted a formal investigation into the matter, and once that was completed, Soloway stated that she had "great respect and admiration" for Barnes and Lysette. "We are taking definitive action to ensure our workplace respects the safety and dignity of every individual, and are taking steps to heal as a family," Soloway said after Tambor was dropped from the series.

Tambor has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation stating "I am profoundly disappointed in Amazon's handling of these false accusations against me," Tambor also stated "I am even more disappointed in Jill Soloway's unfair characterization of me as someone who would ever cause harm to any of my fellow cast mates. In our four-year history of working together on this incredible show, these accusations have NEVER been revealed or discussed directly with me or anyone at Amazon."

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