Glenn Howerton isn't sure if he'll be returning to season 13 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia next year, after his character's fate was left open-ended last season.

Howerton, who has played Dennis Reynolds on the show for 12 seasons, appeared to have left the show in the season finale earlier this year when he walked out of the bar to spend time with his newborn child.

At the time of the season finale last year, Howerton said: "I’m certainly staying open to the possibility of doing more, but there is a possibility that I will not.”

Speaking at a panel discussion at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles this Sunday, now six months after the original comments, Howerton still seems unsure if he'll be back.


Joining his other IASIP castmates on stage, the cast was grilled as to whether we would be seeing Dennis again in season 13.

“Eh, damn it,” Howerton said when asked - something that was met with rapturous applause and cheering for his return.

“I will say this: All joking aside, I love these guys and we have an absolute blast working together. We’ll see,” he said.

There is still a little time for Howerton to decide though.

Rob McElheney said “We’re getting back to the writers’ room in February [2018],” with a season premiere expected in the fall of that year.

That in its self is good news, as we were told to expect a 2019 premiere date earlier this year.


Howerton's apprehension on answering whether he rejoins the Always Sunny cast is likely hanging on the success of his other projects.

The actor is due to appear in new series AP Bio alongside Patton Oswalt and spearheaded by SNL-great Loren Michaels.

The show is expected to debut early 2018, and initial reactions to this may decide whether Dennis Reynolds shows back up at Paddy's Pub anytime soon.