‘Person of Interest’ Season 5 Release Date, Cast & Update: Finch's Ex Returns; CBS Executive Confirms Spring Release [Spoilers]

"Person of Interest" Season 5 is set to return to the small screens this coming spring after several rumors claimed that the CBS drama is headed towards its series finale. What can fans expect when "POI" returns this 2016?

This contains spoilers for "Person of Interest" Season 5. Read on to learn more about this story.

"Person of Interest" will see the return of Harold Finch's (Michael Emerson) ex fiancé, Grace, IGN reported on the show's latest casting news. "True Blood" alum Carrie Preston will reprise her role in the series and her character is reportedly set to appear in "an episode near the end."

While details about the return of Finch's former fiancé is definitely something that fans and viewers are excited to see in "POI" Season 5, they were recently left reassured when CBS executives finally broke their silence and announced the release of the show's upcoming season.

According to the aforementioned publication, "Person of Interest" Season 5 is set to air sometime this spring. Aside from this, CBS president Glenn Geller revealed that while a lot of viewers are expecting that this will be the final season, nothing has been set in stone yet.

"No, we haven't aired the show yet. I'm not sure," he said.

This is in contrast with executive producer J. J. Abrams' statements about the show heading towards its finale on TV. Fans, however, remain optimistic about the show's future.

Meanwhile, International Business Times previously reported that series creator Jonathan Nolan promised fans that they can expect great episodes this coming season.

"We're going to make 13 kick*ss episodes, and drop the microphone," Nolan said.

Rumors surrounding "Person of Interest" Season 5 being its last on TV started after the usual 22 episode-series was reduced to 13. Aside from this, the show's release date has been pushed to a later date, which only fueled speculations that the show was headed for the chopping block.