The seventh season of the television sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered on February 6, 2020 on NBC and concluded on April 23, 2020. It is the second season to air on NBC (whose partner studio Universal Television produces the show), after the series was canceled on May 10, 2018 by Fox; the season consists of 13 episodes.
Summary
Holt struggles with adjusting to his demotion to a patrol officer. He eventually returns to his captain position after the unexpected death of his rival, Madeline Wuntch. Jake and Amy decide to start trying to have a baby and eventually find out that they're expecting after struggling to conceive for six months. Charles is accepted into one of Holt's new task forces. For the first time in the precinct's history, the Halloween Heist produces a three-time winner after Rosa wins the Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Easter Heists.
Brooklyn experiences a blackout on the night Amy's water breaks. Amy manages to successfully lead blackout protocols while Jake and Charles stop a group of bank robbers that caused the city-wide chaos. With help from their colleagues, Jake manages to make it to Amy just as she gives birth to their son, McClane "Mac" Peralta-Santiago.
Cast
Main
Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta
Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz
Terry Crews as Terry Jeffords
Melissa Fumero as Amy Santiago
Joe Lo Truglio as Charles Boyle
Dirk Blocker as Michael Hitchcock
Joel McKinnon Miller as Norm Scully
Andre Braugher as Raymond Holt
Recurring
Vanessa Bayer as Debbie Fogle
Kenny Stevenson as Officer Mark
Guest
Nicole Bilderback as Julie Kim
Jason Mantzoukas as Adrian Pimento
Jim Rash as Dr. Jones
Paul Welsh as Brad Portenburg
Christine Estabrook as Margaret Fogle
Neil Campbell as Larry Britches
Anna Bogomazova as Anna Rubov
Kyra Sedgwick as Madeline Wuntch
Antonio Raul Corbo as Nikolaj Boyle
Michael McDonald as Adam Jarver
Craig Robinson as Doug Judy
Nicole Byer as Trudy Judy
Mark Cuban as himself
J. K. Simmons as Frank Dillman
Bradley Whitford as Roger Peralta
Martin Mull as Walter Peralta
Will Hines as Carl Kurm
Winston Story as Bill Hummertrout
Kyle Bornheimer as Teddy Ramos
Marc Evan Jackson as Kevin Cozner
Matthew Bellows as Frank Kingston
Jon Gabrus as Curt
Ellie Reed as Kayla
Episodes
Production
On February 27, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season. The season consists of 13 episodes.
Broadcast
The season premiered as a mid-season replacement in the middle of the 2019–20 television season from February 6, 2020.
Reception
Critical response
The seventh season received mostly positive reviews, with many praising the humor and police work, although some found the season to be a rehash of the first five seasons.