What To Know
- Kim Fields teased whether Part 7 of The Upshaws will truly be the end of the series.
- The Netflix sitcom premiered its final episodes on Thursday, January 15.
- Fields thanked fans for supporting the show’s latest episodes via social media.
The final episodes of The Upshaws have officially dropped on Netflix,but it may not mark the last time fans see the show’s titular family on the small screen.
Kim Fields, who plays Upshaw family matriarch Regina, promoted Part 7 of The Upshaws on the Wednesday, January 14, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark. During the interview, Kelly Ripa nearly brought Fields to tears while talking about her costars Mike Epps and Wanda Sykes, who play Regina’s husband, Bennie, and Regina’s sister, Lucretia, respectively.
“What is it like working together so collaboratively and then knowing that it’s coming to [an end]?” Ripa asked.Before she got too emotional, Fields joked to Mark Consuelos, ”Get your wife, man! Get your wife!”
The actress went on to clarify that she and her costars are saying ”see you later” rather than goodbye. ”We’ve been together five years, and five really trying and challenging years, society-wise. The [SAG-AFTRA] strike, the [Los Angeles] fires, COVID, the pandemic,” she shares. “So, we’ve been through a lot as an entire family, let alone what the Upshaws have been through. And so, being there for all of you during all of those trying times has been such an honor for us.”
Fields noted that it’s been “very hard” to bid farewell to the series, even though it may not be the end of The Upshaws‘ TV journey. “We go, ‘We’re not saying
