The Goldbergs' writers kill off Jeff Garlin's character ahead of season 10
The showrunners say the cast changes feel like a "huge reboot"

One wouldn’t expect an ‘80s peppy comedy like ABC’s The Goldbergs to go down the gristly avenue of killing off a main cast member, but that’s exactly what the co-showrunners have planned for Jeff Garlin’s patriarch Murray Goldberg ahead of season ten.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, co-showrunners Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop reveal the show’s plans following Garlin’s departure due to complaints about his on-set behavior and a subsequent HR investigation. First things first, they have to kill off Mr. Goldberg, hopefully mob-style.
“This is going to be a family that has not reconciled the fact that their father’s gone but has sort of moved on and has dealt with a lot of that,” Barnow says.
Secondly, they have to jump ahead several months in time to alleviate the family’s grieving. Step three of the plan consists of welcoming a new baby to The Goldberg family as newlyweds Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Geoff (Sam Lerner) have their firstborn.