'Person of Interest' Season 5 News, Cast & Update: J.J. Abrams Unsure Of The Show's Fate; Is This Season the Last?

"Person of Interest" is one of CBS' most popular shows and it is set to return this spring for its fifth season. This next season will see Finch and his associates rebooting the Machine and going back to work, but they may encounter a few hiccups along the way.

The fifth season of the hit show is set to return with a 13-episode slate for its upcoming season. The news of reduced episode count has sparked rumors regarding this next season being the show's last. The show has been noticeably omitted from the CBS original 2015-2016 line up. Even executive producer J.J. Abrams is unsure of the show's fate.

"My guess is [Season 5] is the final season," says Abrams to TV Line. Abrams has revealed that the fifth season of the show has been written with a satisfying conclusion just in case the fifth season finale also proves to be the series finale. If the show does get renewed or is picked up by another network, he says that there are more good stories to tell.

However, fans of the show may find solace in knowing that there have been a lot of rumors regarding "Person of Interest" that turned out to be false. This includes the rumors of a delayed summer released date for the CBS show.

An official promo has been released for the upcoming season of "Person of Interest." The promo shows that Finch and his team have successfully rebooted the machine, but it is still lagging. Its facial recognition feature is also malfunctioning. At the end of the promo clip, the Machine eventually shut down.

International Business Times also reports that Grace Hendricks will return in the show's fifth season. There have been reports stating that Carrie Preston will reprise her role as Hendricks after an absence of two seasons.