Modern Family season 11: Cast reunite for final time as production begins

The difference is staggering

The cast of Modern Family have reunited for the last time.

Cast, including Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen and Ed O’Neill, gathered to begin filming on the 11th and final season of their hit ABC comedy.

They recreated a group photo from their very first table read back in 2009.

Co-creator Steven Levitan shared the picture alongside the original, writing: “Ten years ago we took the first cast photo outside our first #modernfamily table read. Today, the ending begins.”

Vergara can be seen cuddling her on-screen son Rico Rodriguez who was 10 at the time the show began. He turned 21 on Wednesday.

While Modern Family’s audience has declined in recent seasons, it still consistently ranks among ABC’s top five scripted series.

Its depiction of blended families and same-sex partners was considered as a fresh approach to the domestic comedy format, represented with characters portrayed by Vergara‘s Gloria, O’Neill’s Jay and Ty Burrell’s Phil Dunphy, and also the trials and tribulations of parenthood.

 

Modern Family will return for its final season in 2020.