The Pogues misplaced one among their very own in season 4 of Outer Banks. The hit Netflix journey sequence confirmed that season 5 shall be its ultimate 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 strategy 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 a little bit disappointment, but additionally pleasure, we’re placing Season 4 behind us and turning to Season 5, by 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 5 shall be our final season, and we expect will probably be our greatest but. We hope you’ll be a part of us for yet one more paddle out to the surf break.”
There may be presently no launch date set for season 5 of Outer Banks. Final 12 months, filming for the fourth season was delayed amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Did Rudy Pankow Stop OBX?
Rudy didn’t give up Outer Banks. Throughout an interview with Netflix, the actor recalled the second he realized that his character was going to get killed off.
“After I first discovered JJ was gonna danger all of it and never make it, I understood it,” Rudy insisted. “And the dangers obtained greater and greater, and the stakes obtained increased and better.”
Calling his OBX expertise a “enormous 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 may occur in OBX‘s ultimate season. Numerous followers, nonetheless, have vocalized their help 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 sophisticated character an emotional sendoff.
As of now, JJ’s dying seems to be everlasting. On the finish 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).
