FX pushes Shield Back till September

The Final season of FX's flagship series The Shield wont be returning until September, according to sources at FX.Hal Boedeker at the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the final installment has been bumped from its slated Summer slot and won't return until next fall as "[FX] will present "Dirt" and "The Riches" in the spring and "Rescue Me" and "Damages" won't be back until next year ... so FX wanted to save something for fall."

FX was somewhat sneaky during the writers strike claiming they had all 13 episodes shot and in the can. Show creator and Executive Producer, Shawn Ryan, quickly dispelled those rumors as false saying the last 6 or 7 episodes still needed to be edited, and he would not participate in the editing process until after the writers strike was over.

FX has released an official teaser trailer for the final season, and cast is being very tightlipped about plotlines, but here is what we know.

• Michael Chiklis confirmed in an article last month that Glenn Close, Forest Whitaker, nor Anthony Anderson will return for any cameos.

• Andre "3000" Benjamin will reprise his guest role he played in season 2 on the very last episode. He is running for Mayor.

• Shawn Ryan did pen the final episode himself.

Maybe not all the information in the world, but more than you had, and more to come. One thing I assume for sure is that Vic (Michael Chiklis) will finally put Shane (Walton Goggins) out to pasture after killing Strike Team Member Lem (Kenny Johnson).