When does Parks and Recreation return?

The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 episodes, over seven seasons. It stars Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky, mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana. The writers researched local California politics for the series and consulted with urban planners and elected officials. The writing staff incorporated current events into the episodes, such as a government shutdown inspired by the global financial crisis of 2007–08.