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Jill Soloway, creator of the Amazon series, revealed the character's fate and divulged more details about the movie musical that will serve as the last chapter of the critically acclaimed comedy.

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00:00It's finally confirmed Transparent will kill off Jeffrey Tambor's character in the

00:11extended series finale, after the actor was fired from the Amazon Studios comedy last year.

00:16According to a press release about the movie musical that will serve as the final chapter

00:19of Transparent, the ending will begin with the passing of Tambor's leading character,

00:24Maura, and will then follow the Pfefferman family as they come together in their grief

00:28and celebrate her life. Creator Jill Soloway and executive producer Faith Soloway said in a statement,

00:33When the time came to bring the Transparent journey to a close, it was clear that saying

00:37goodbye to Maura was our path forward. In this musical finale, we dramatized the death of Maura

00:42in an odyssey of comedy and melancholy, told through the joyful prism of melody and dance.

00:47The final installment of this series will be released on the streaming service in September.

00:51Tambor parted ways with the Amazon show following sexual harassment claims against the Emmy winner,

00:55who had played the groundbreaking transgender character Maura Pfefferman since 2014.

01:00Tambor was accused of sexual misconduct by two trans women, his former assistant Van Barnes

01:05and co-star Trace Lisette, the latter of whom will appear in the finale.

01:09Tambor has denied the claims. Upon his firing and after his subsequent internal investigation,

01:14the retail and streaming giant confirmed that Tambor would have no role in the final season.

01:19For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:23I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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