--- description: Parks and Recreation's final season kicks off on Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC title: Paul Rudd is Returning for the Final Season of 'Parks and Recreation' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7a55e251eaf1bb0/698777908e0601809c45977c/paul-rudd.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paul Rudd is Returning for the Final Season of _Parks and Recreation_ by [Amanda Michelle Steiner / People](/author/people/) ## Amanda Michelle Steiner / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2014 6:38 PM CUT  Paul Rudd at Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" screening after party in New York City on Jul. 29, 2014. Paul Rudd at Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" screening after party in New York City on Jul. 29, 2014.Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images by [Amanda Michelle Steiner / People](/author/people/) ## Amanda Michelle Steiner / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 30, 2014 6:38 PM CUT [_Parks and Recreation_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:TVParksandRecreation,00.html "undefined")‘s seventh and final season will feature not one, but _two_ Marvel megastars. [Paul Rudd](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:PaulRudd,00.html "undefined") will appear in two episodes of _Parks_ in January, reports [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/29/parks-and-recreation-paul-rudd/ "undefined"), and he will reprise his role as lovable idiot Bobby Newport, heir to Pawnee’s Sweetums fortune. Rudd, 45, who plays the titular role in the upcoming _Ant-Man_, will join conquering hero [Chris Pratt](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:ChrisPratt,00.html "undefined"), who broke box-office records this summer as Star-Lord in [_Guardians of the Galaxy_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:MovieGuardiansoftheGalaxy2014,00.html "undefined"). “He’s the world’s nicest human being – and the funniest,” _Parks_ executive producer Michael Schur told _EW_about Rudd. “We made a list of all the people that we wanted to have back and he was high on the list, so we managed to snag him.” Bobby will come back into the fold when “Ben \[Adam Scott\] needs to fill a certain position and he thinks Bobby might be a good candidate,” said Schur. The last time we saw Bobby – in season 4 – he was an utterly hopeless opponent to Leslie (Amy Poehler) for a City Council seat. _Parks and Recreation_‘s final season kicks off on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Episodes will air back-to-back until the series finale on Feb. 24. 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