As they go to leave, they're approached by Secret Service agents - indicating that either Ben or Leslie is either the President or Vice President of the United States (a question Schur has left completely open-ended). In 2048, we visit Ben and Leslie one last time as they attend Jerry's funeral. But that's still not the end of Leslie's story. Ten years later, in 2035, we see Leslie, who has served as Indiana's governor for two terms, accept a special honor from Indiana University - though unfortunately for Leslie, she ends up lending her name to a library, which she hates.
After bringing her back to the Parks department in 2025 to reunite with her beloved friends, including Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) and Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe), Ben tells the entire room Leslie will run for governor, much to her surprise. Though Leslie wants to debate which one of them should run using reason and logic, Ben knows best. It's based around the idea of failure, and uses Tom's friends as "personality types" that tell readers how they'll either fail or succeed (except for the "Jerrys," who will definitely fail).ĭuring their time in Washington, D.C., Ben and Leslie are thriving - Leslie has even achieved her lifelong dream of becoming friends with Joe Biden - but when they're separately approached to run as the Democratic governor of Indiana, they find themselves at a serious crossroads. In the early steps of casting, however, Scott actually auditioned for the role of Mark Brendanawicz, the city planner. He ends up writing a self-help book that becomes a bestseller. 7 Adam Scott Auditioned For Mark Brendanawicz Parks and Rec fans can’t imagine anyone else taking Adam Scott’s (Ben Wyatt) shoes. Tom must find a new venture to dive head-first into - and luckily, he has both his wife Lucy (Natalie Morales) at his side and a fresh idea up his sleeve. However, when Donna finds out that Joe's school has made major budget cuts - including, somehow, the entire math department - she uses the money she would have spent on their trip to set up a foundation, "Teach Yo Self," with the help of her longtime friend April Ludgate ( Aubrey Plaza).Īs for Tom, his restaurant empire seems stable enough at first, but after a huge economic recession, the enterprising entrepreneur goes bankrupt. After moving to Seattle to become a successful real estate agent with her loving husband Joe (Keegan-Michael Key), Donna relishes in planning extravagant outings for the two of them year after year.