Cult hit Adventure Time is ending after its ninth season

Adventure Time.
(Image credit: Cartoon Network)

Here's the bad news: Cartoon Network's beloved animated television series Adventure Time is coming to an end. The good news: The ninth season, currently in production, will be completed, which means you still get to enjoy new episodes through 2018.

"Adventure Time changed the definition of what a kids' TV series could be, and it's had a resounding impact upon popular culture around the world," the chief content officer for Cartoon Network, Rob Sorcher, told The Hollywood Reporter.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.