A co-creator of the modern family warns of the "significant" death of season 10

Modern family will be back for its 10th season later this month, and the creators of ABC's veteran family comedy hope that laughter is not the only thing that draws tears from viewers.

Yes, the mower will tour the series in an episode aired in the first half of the season, said co-creator Christopher Lloyd at EW. "We are managing more important life events this season," he says. "We are facing a death, which is certainly something families are facing, and on television, it is not easy to do because the subject is heavy. But at the same time, it would seem unusual for a family not to go through it. "

It is not surprising that Lloyd does not reveal who is six feet down or if he is one of the main members of his family, but he promises he is an "important character in the series" and that death "will be a moving event" – and an event that impacts on several episodes. "

Modern family – which stars Ed O'Neill as the family's great patriarch and performer Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ariel Winter, Sarah Hyland, Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould, Aubrey Anderson -Emmons and Jeremy. Maguire – enters the last season of his contract. Will it be the last season of the veteran comedy that has won five exceptional consecutive series of comedy (and has been nominated every year except this one)? Lloyd remains optimistic that Dunphy will wreak havoc beyond this season. "There is goodwill on both sides to get there, but there are also complex issues that need to be addressed, and there is a time constraint because we can not take it too long," he said. he. "I hope this will not make it all go away, but I think there is a decent chance that this will happen." I hope that there are some. From our creative point of view, we were delighted to write this season and change the characters' lives – some significantly – and this made us think: "Wow, there is a lot to explore in life of these characters. " In many ways, there are characters very different from what they were five or ten years ago and they are just as interesting and just as fun. Our point of view was thus: "If we can do another season, we can too. I hope we have news about it [soon]and if it happens that we have tried and we just can not make it work, we will have an excellent final season for sure. "

When asked for a general hint on Season 10, Lloyd said, "There is a significant shift in family dynamics that people thought could happen sooner than expected." This index is- he linked? or unrelated to the aforementioned death? Well, it will be the joy of discovery that awaits you when Modern family Launch of Season 10 on September 26 at 9 pm ET / PT.