Will & Grace season 9

The ninth season of the American comedy series Will & Grace premiered on September 28, 2017. It comprised 16 episodes, and is the first of three reunion seasons following the series' eighth season in 2006. The season concluded on April 5, 2018.

Overview
10 years after the original run, Will and Grace, now in their late 40s, are back to living with each other following their divorces. However, they've noticed that while they were married, the world and the dating scene has changed since they were gone. They try to keep their boisturous humor in a now more complicated world.

Production
In January 2017, NBC announced that Will & Grace would return for a 12-episode limited series during the 2017–18 season. At the time of the announcement, all four principal cast members (Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally) had already confirmed their return to the revival. An additional four episodes were ordered on August 3, 2017, for a total of 16, as well as a tenth season.

Main cast

 * Eric McCormack as Will Truman
 * Debra Messing as Grace Adler
 * Megan Mullally as Karen Walker
 * Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland

Recurring

 * Ryan Pinkston as Drew
 * Anthony Ramos as Tony
 * Mary Pat Gleason as Bridget

Special guest stars

 * Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Marvin "Leo" Markus
 * Michael Angarano as Elliot
 * Jane Lynch as Roberta
 * Andrew Rannells as Reggie
 * Max Greenfield as Eli Wolff
 * Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie
 * Minnie Driver as Lorraine Finster
 * Nick Offerman as Jackson Boudreaux
 * Molly Shannon as Val Bassett
 * Tim Bagley as Larry
 * Jerry Levine as Joe
 * Bobby Cannavale as Vince D'Angelo
 * Jennifer Lopez as herself/Harlee Santos
 * Leigh-Allyn Baker as Ellen
 * Cheyenne Jackson as Michael
 * Vanessa Bayer as Amy
 * Alec Baldwin as Malcolm
 * Robert Klein as Martin Adler
 * Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman
 * Mary McCormack as Janet Adler
 * Sara Rue as Joyce Adler

Guest cast

 * Kyle Bornheimer as Lenny
 * Charles C Stevenson Jr as Smitty
 * Eddie Matos as Congressman Steve Sandoval
 * Kate Micucci as a page at the White House
 * Ben Platt as Blake
 * Laura Kightlinger as Nurse Sheila
 * Chris Redd as Alvin
 * Ramone Hamilton as Jordan
 * Jordan Julian as Tasha
 * Jet Jurgensmeyer as Skip
 * Natalie Dreyfuss as Emma
 * Derek Gaines as Theodore
 * Brian Posehn as Pete
 * Mitch Silpa as Maitre D'
 * Emilio Borelli as Mario D'Angelo
 * Sterling Sulieman as Ryan
 * Rose Abdoo as Aunt Rita
 * Jack McGee as Officer Murphy
 * Mackenzie Marsh as Angela
 * Lauren Weedman as Cheryl
 * Andy Buckley as Hank
 * Barry Bostwick as Professor Jerry Wise
 * Matt Letscher as James Wise
 * Andy Favreau as JJ Wise
 * Dan Bucatinsky as Neil
 * Danielle Weeks as Morgan
 * Carly Dutcher as Ilana
 * Katarina Demetriades as Brianna
 * Brian Jordan Alvarez as Estéfan Gloria

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 88% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 6.98/10. The website's consensus reads, "Will & Grace reunites its ever-hilarious cast for a revival season that picks up right where the show left off 11 years ago -- adding a fresh relevance and a series of stories that make sharply funny use of the passage of time." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".