The Pogues misplaced one in all their very own in season 4 of Outer Banks. The hit Netflix journey sequence confirmed that season 5 might be its remaining season. Now that followers have watched JJ’s heartbreaking dying, many are begging actor Rudy Pankow to drag off a Ward Cameron and discover a method to come again. So, is that attainable?
Hollywood Life has the small print on Rudy’s exit from the present, his character’s future and extra beneath.
When Does Outer Banks Season 5 Come Out?
After season 4 concluded in November 2024, sequence star Chase Stokes (who performs John B.) shared Outer Banks creators Josh Pate, Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke‘s season 5 announcement to his Instagram.
“Now, with just a little unhappiness, but additionally pleasure, we’re placing Season Four behind us and turning to Season Five, through which we hope to carry our beloved Pogues dwelling in the best way we imagined and deliberate years in the past,” the creators’ letter learn. “Season Five might be our final season, and we predict it is going to be our greatest but. We hope you’ll be part of us for another paddle out to the surf break.”
There is at the moment no launch date set for season 5 of Outer Banks. Last 12 months, filming for the fourth season was delayed amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Did Rudy Pankow Quit OBX?
Rudy didn’t stop Outer Banks. During an interview with Netflix, the actor recalled the second he discovered that his character was going to get killed off.
“When I first discovered JJ was gonna danger all of it and never make it, I understood it,” Rudy insisted. “And the dangers obtained larger and larger, and the stakes obtained greater and better.”
Calling his OBX expertise a “big honor to painting a personality so stunning and selfless,” Rudy added that JJ’s dying — whereas devastating for the Pogues and the followers — begs the query: Is treasure searching price risking their lives?
“His dying actually does arrange the way forward for OBX with the query, what’s price it?” Rudy added. “And when somebody that near you is gone, how do you navigate that?”
Will JJ Return in Outer Banks Season 5?
It’s unclear how a resurrection might occur in OBX‘s remaining season. Countless followers, nonetheless, have vocalized their assist for JJ to return, with some stating Ward Cameron’s comeback in season 3. In season 2, Ward (performed by actor Charles Esten) faked his personal dying in a ship explosion. When season 3 revealed that he was nonetheless alive, the character took a number of bullets for his daughter, Sarah, (Madelyn Cline), which gave the difficult character an emotional sendoff.
As of now, JJ’s dying seems to be everlasting. At the top of season 4, JJ’s girlfriend, Kiara (Madison Bailey) and the remainder of the Pogues vow to avenge JJ’s dying, seemingly by killing Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane).