Country of origin United States Original network Fox | No. of episodes 22 | |
Original release October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03) – May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) | ||
The eighth and final season of House was ordered on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It was the only season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde (Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley) also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career, although she returned at the end of the series. On January 8, 2012, Kevin Reilly (Fox President of Entertainment) stated that Fox had been "avoiding" a decision on the fate of the series, as it was "hard to imagine the network without House" and that the decision on the future of the series would be a "close call". Hugh Laurie's contract on House expired once the eighth season was over, and Laurie confirmed that once House was over, he would be moving on to strictly film roles. On February 8, 2012, in a joint statement issued by Fox and executive producers David Shore, Katie Jacobs, and Hugh Laurie, it was revealed that the season would be the last for House.
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It was announced that David Shore would direct and co-write the final episode of the show and also that Olivia Wilde would return as Thirteen for the penultimate episode and the series finale. Lisa Edelstein did not return for the series finale. Kal Penn was reported to be in talks and returned as Dr. Kutner. Amber Tamblyn also appeared briefly as Martha M. Masters for the finale. Jennifer Morrison appeared in the finale in a cameo appearance as Allison Cameron. Anne Dudek, Sela Ward and Andre Braugher also reprised their previous recurring/guest roles as Amber Volakis, Stacy Warner, and Darryl Nolan, respectively. The series finale aired on May 21, following a retrospective episode titled "Swan Song".
The opening sequence was changed to add Charlyne Yi and Odette Annable, replacing Edelstein and Wilde. Omar Epps took the place of Edelstein, and Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer and Peter Jacobson were moved up.
Main cast
Recurring cast
Special guest stars
Guest stars
Jude Ciccolella, Thom Barry, Sebastian Sozzi, Liza Snyder, Heather McComb, Wentworth Miller, Jaclyn Jonet, Michael Nouri, Alexie Gilmore, Jamie Bamber, Harrison Thomas, Jim Lampley, Channon Roe, Madison Davenport, Julie McNiven, Vincent Spano, Melanie Lynskey, Corri English, Bridgit Mendler, Jeffrey Wright, David Anders, Julie Mond, Jake Weber, Rena Sofer, Michael B. Jordan, Margo Harshman, Billy Connolly, Arlen Escarpeta, Sharif Atkins, Greg Finley, Will Shadley, Kevin Christy, Amy Davidson, Riley Lennon Nice, Jessica Collins, Jamie Elman, Peter Weller, Skylar Astin, Patrick Stump and James LeGros.