Next year will be
the last for the popular Showtime series The L
Word. The premium cable network announced Monday
that just eight more episodes have been ordered, intended to
run in 2009.
The show, which
was the first lesbian prime-time show when it premiered
in 2004, is about a group of women in Los Angeles,
navigating careers, families, friendships, personal
struggles, and romantic relationships.
"This is by no
means the end of The L Word," cocreator Ilene
Chaiken said in a press release. "The brand and the
social network community, OurChart.com, will continue to
live and be a destination for lesbians everywhere and a
lasting tribute to what The L Word has
accomplished."
The season 5
finale is set to air on March 23. (The Advocate)