Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Breast Cancer Treatment Delays ‘Veep’ Season 7 Premiere Date?

“Veep” lead star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is still undergoing treatment for her breast cancer.

On Wednesday, “Veep” executive producer Frank Rich released a statement announcing the delays in production for the hit HBO TV series due to Louis-Dreyfus’ illness.

“Julia is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and we’re obviously postponing production of the show – we were supposed to have started now – while she’s in treatment. But the expectation is that we will shoot again. We have one more season we’re doing, which we’re incredibly excited about. Rather impressively, we wait for her to gather her full strength, around her treatment, we’ve been having with the cast in Los Angeles, table reads of scripts for the final season as they’re ready,” he told SiriusXM’s “Press Pool.”

The delays in production could also cause a delay in the premiere for “Veep” Season 7. Even though this won’t take place until next year, Louis-Dreyfus’ full recovery is what will determine the schedule of the show.

Last month, the actress revealed that she’s undergoing second round of chemotherapy treatment. Louis-Dreyfus shared a photo of herself wearing a hoodie via Instagram and referenced Katy Perry’s song in her caption.

Louis-Dreyfus first announced that she has breast cancer in September via Twitter. According to Entertainment Tonight, the actress learned about her illness one day after receiving an Emmy award. Following her diagnosis, HBO released a statement expressing their full support for Louis-Dreyfus and her recovery.

“We have every confidence she will get through this with her usual tenacity and undaunted spirit and look forward to her return to health and to HBO for the final season of ‘Veep,’” the statement read.

HBO announced the renewal of “Veep” for its seventh and final season in September. While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer David Mandel said, “It was just a very natural thing. We don’t want to repeat ourselves or be boring. It’s bittersweet but it’s right.”

Louis-Dreyfus added, “It became clear that this season should be the last season. We don’t want to repeat ourselves or wear out our welcome. The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series.”