FRINGE Showrunner Jeff Pinkner Will Not Return For Final Season

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Pinkner, co-showrunner for the FOX drama series FRINGE will exit before the fifth and final season returns. Pinkner has served as the show's co-showrunner since season 2 along with J.H. Wyman. According to the report, Pinkner will exit to 'pursue new projects.'

FRINGE co-creator J.J. Abrams said in a statement, “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. 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 commented on the news on his Twitter account yesterday, posting, "I will be here until the last frame. We always encourage everyone to pursue their creative paths." He also shared the title of the fifth season premiere with fans, "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11," tweeting a photo of the script.