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It's always a bummer when your favorite TV shows get canceled. Often, it happens so abruptly that a series doesn't get a chance to properly wrap up before getting the axe, but sometimes the writers know going into a season that it'll be their last, and the show gets to send off the characters and their stories in the manner they deserve. That's the case for several shows in the 2018-2019 season. While we'll be sad to see Jane the Virgin, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Veep, and others go, we're glad we'll have a chance to say a proper goodbye. Click through to see 16 shows that are planning their last hurrah. (Photos via Helen Sloan/HBO + Patrick Wymore/The CW + Justin M. Lubin/HBO + Smallz & Raskind/The CW)
The Affair: After a shocking end to season 4, which saw the death of Alison (Ruth Wilson), Showtime announced that The Affair would end after its upcoming fifth season. Wilson has said she wanted to leave the show, but is "not allowed" to talk about why. (Photo via Paul Sarkis/Showtime)
The Big Bang Theory: CBS announced in August that the 12th season of the long-running hit sitcom would be its last. The show's co-creator Chuck Lorre said in a statement that the cast and crew "aim to deliver a final season, and series finale, that will bring The Big Bang Theory to an epic creative close." (Photo via Erik Voake/CBS)
Broad City: The fifth and final season of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer's groundbreaking comedy will premiere sometime in 2019. The BFFs will still be around afterward, though — they're working on multiple new projects with Comedy Central. (Photo via Comedy Central)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: After four seasons of the darkly delightful musical dramedy, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is coming to an end. Series co-creator Rachel Bloom sneakily made the announcement when she revealed the show had been renewed for its fourth, and final, season. (Photo via Smallz & Raskind/The CW)
Game of Thrones: HBO has promised an epic end to Game of Thrones for its eighth and final season, set to premiere sometime in 2019. While rumors about the conclusion have run rampant, those in the know are staying tight-lipped. Regardless, viewers should know to expect the unexpected. (Photo via Helen Sloan/HBO)
Gotham: Fox renewed Gotham for a fifth and final season, which will focus on Bruce Wayne's final transformation into Batman. (Photo via Tommy Garcia/Fox)
Homeland: The Showtime series will end after its eighth and final season, which will premiere in June 2019. (Photo via Kata Vermes/Showtime)
House of Cards: Following sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey, Netflix announced that the upcoming sixth season of HOC would be its last. Robin Wright, who played Spacey's character's wife, will take over as the President of the United States for the final season. (Photo via David Giesbrecht/Netflix)
iZombie: Just days after series creator Rob Thomas celebrated the show's renewal on Twitter, the CW revealed that the upcoming fifth season of iZombie would be the last. (Photo via Jack Rowand/The CW)
Jane the Virgin: Back in March, Gina Rodriguez dropped a hint that the upcoming fifth season of Jane the Virgin would be the last, and in May, the CW confirmed the news. (Photo via Patrick Wymore/The CW)
Mr. Robot: USA Network announced in August that the upcoming fourth season of its breakout hit Mr. Robot would be its last. It will air sometime in 2019. (Photo via Michael Parmelee/USA Network)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Netflix will end the Neil Patrick Harris series after its third season, which has no premiere date yet but will likely debut in 2019. Harris has said that the show's goal has always been to be faithful to the Lemony Snicket novels on which the show is based and that three seasons sufficiently cover the material. (Photo via Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Shadowhunters: The supernatural series will end after the second half of season 3 airs in spring 2019. It will also get an additional two-hour series finale for its sendoff. (Photo via Freeform)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: After releasing the first half of season 4 in May, Netflix revealed that the series would end in 2019 with the second half of the season and a possible movie. (Photo via Eric Liebowitz/Netflix)
Veep: After a hilarious and awards-stacked run, Veep will call it quits after the forthcoming seventh season. Production on the final season was delayed due to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' breast cancer diagnosis, but the show is expected to return and wrap up in 2019. (Photo via Justin M. Lubin/HBO)
You're the Worst: The FXX comedy was renewed for a fifth and final season on the day of its season 4 finale. The cancellation was reportedly a mutual decision between the network and creator Stephen Falk. (Photo via Byron Cohen/FX)
