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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