'Parks and Recreation' Season 6, Rashida Jones & Rob Lowe Quit NBC Comedy: Ann Perkins & Chris Traeger Leave Pawnee

"Parks and Recreation" is going to be losing two of its regular cat members in its upcoming sixth season on NBC. Rashida Jones and Robe Lowe both announced their respective departures from the hit series, leaving fans saddened but exciting for how Ann Perkins and Chris Traeger will be written off in their final season.

Season five saw Jones and Lowe's characters attempting to have a baby together, so it looks like that storyline will continue a bit more and most likely bring an end to their tenure on the show with a baby. This is definitely a happy ending to the characters, but it has yet to be confirmed how they would be written off.

In a statement from executive producer Mike Schur, the show has responded to the departure of the stars:

The news about Rob and Rashida is true - they will be leaving the show after the 13th episode of the upcoming season six. We've been working on their storyline (on and off) for four seasons now, and heading into this year, with the two of them contemplating parenthood, it felt like a natural time to move them into the next phase.

We absolutely love both Rashida and Rob, and will be sad to see them go. Rashida was one of the very first people we knew we wanted in the cast, and as important as Ann is to Leslie (and vice-versa), she'll certainly never be far from Pawnee. Rob we initially thought we could only have for six or eight episodes, and we couldn't be happier that he will have stuck around for 75.

They are wonderful, funny, committed actors, they've been a huge part of the Parks and Rec family, and we think we have a great Pawnee send-off in the works for them.