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Outer Banks spinoffs are being considered. The Netflix show, which will be ending with the upcoming Outer Banks season 5, is a teen drama set in North Carolina that follows a treasure hunt and other adventures which take place amid the tension between the Kooks, rich seasonal residents of the titular region, and the Pogues, the less privileged locals. The ensemble cast of the show includes Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Rudy Pankow, Jonathan Daviss, Austin North, Charles Esten, Drew Starkey, Carlacia Grant, and Fiona Palomo. Deadline recently spoke with the show’s co-creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon…

The actresses tell PEOPLE which characters they’ve been secretly — or perhaps not-so-secretly — scheming to see explore a connection on the hit Netflix show Madelyn Cline and Madison Bailey’s Outer Banks characters are both finally settling in with the boy that they want — but the actresses have another idea up their sleeves. Cline, 26, who plays Sarah Cameron and Bailey, 25, who plays Kiara, tell PEOPLE about the scheme they’ve been secretly plotting for their characters. After Bailey says that the budding romance between her character and JJ (Rudy Pankow) is “going to be the death of my…

Just as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice breathes new life into Tim Burton’s own classic movie, his Netflix series Wednesday is a fresh take on the original characters created by Charles Addams. The series, soon returning for Wednesday season 2, successfully reimagined the infamous Wednesday Addams for a modern audience. By focusing on her teenage years and exploring her unique but recognizable interests, the show breathes new life into this iconic character. Wednesday always had hobbies; however, her age in the original series as well as the central “kookiness” of the comedy somewhat limited them as characteristics. Netflix’s Wednesday struck gold by casting…

Now that Outer Banks Season 5 is confirmed, find out which stars are returning and if new characters are on the way. Ahead of Season 4’s dramatic conclusion, Netflix announced Outer Banks’ Season 5 return with several stars already confirmed for the show’s final season. Since Season 1 debuted in 2020, the Outer Banks main cast (check out Season 4’s character ages here) has tackled various treasure-hunting mysteries and their subsequent dangers together. But Season 4 changed all that while also hinting at further changes to come. Who’s Confirmed to Return in Outer Banks Season 5? Chase Stokes – John…

‘Outer Banks’ creators had planned JJ’s tragic end from the start Warning: Outer Banks season 4 spoilers ahead! After years of treasure hunting together, the Outer Banks Pogues are left mourning one of their own. The shocking season 4 finale of the Netflix series ended with the tragic death of JJ Maybank, the beloved OG Pogue played by Rudy Pankow. Earlier in the season, JJ learned he was born a Kook and that Chandler Groff was his biological father. In a heartbreaking twist, it’s Groff who kills JJ during their fight for the Blue Crown. Although fans have speculated Pankow’s…

Praying he comes back Warning: There will be Outer Banks spoilers ahead. Season four of Outer Banks just finished and that bombshell ending was the biggest TV shock of all time. Instead of getting the Blue Crown and rebuilding their home as everyone expected, the Pogues watched their best friend die. Fans were totally distraught when JJ, played by Rudy Pankow, was killed off in the final episode, but one of the producers has just dropped a big hint that he could still appear in the next season. Wait, what?! When asked if JJ would be seen again in an…

The first season of Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton’s reimagining of Wednesday Addams was a runaway success for Netflix, and Wednesday season 2 news has been coming in steadily ever since. Directed by Tim Burton, Wednesday’s first season follows Wednesday Addams as she’s sent to Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for supernatural “outcasts.” Season 1 primarily consists of the title character learning to adjust to her new school while solving a murder mystery that impacted her parents 30 years ago. Wednesday Addams may have already solved season 1’s main mystery by exposing Tyler as the Hyde monster and Ms. Thornhill,…

Lady Gaga’s next major gig has been revealed as the pop icon is on her way to Wednesday season 2. As Wednesday season 2 is currently in the works, new faces have been added to the Jenna Ortega-starring Netflix series. With the show set to return sometime in 2025, it appears that the wait will be worth it in the long run, as season 2 has just landed its biggest new star yet. In a new report from Entertainment Weekly, the outlet reveals that Lady Gaga is joining Wednesday season 2 in a mystery role. At the time of this…

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Outer Banks season 4. In a surprising Outer Banks season 4 twist, Deputy Shoupe switched his allegiances, becoming a surprising ally to the Pogues. Sheriff Victor Shoupe has traditionally been more of an obstacle than any help. Marked as someone not to trust, he is always on the outside and often mistakenly blames a Kook’s crimes on the Pogues. Even if the Outer Banks season 4 part 1 ending suggested Shoupe would continue in his usual role, as he was heavily investigating the Pogues for Omar and Wes Genrette’s murders, part 2 saw him deviate from…

Warning: The article contains spoilers for Outer Banks season 4, part 2 One shocking theory following the ending of Outer Banks season 4 has fans understanding the show in an entirely new light. While season 4 returns the Pogues to their home territory of North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the majority of the season, the characters also find themselves hunting for treasure in Morocco while facing off against con-artist Chandler Groff. Outer Banks Season 4 dealt with several big revelations about the characters and their futures, including the news that Sarah and John B will have a child, as well…

Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers For Outer Banks Season 4! Outer Banks highlights local North Carolina history and culture through its swashbuckling teenage main characters, but it was largely filmed in South Carolina. This season, Outer Banks takes viewers through a deep dive into Blackbeard’s legend, which details a real pirate who was killed near Ocracoke Island in 1718. Despite the show’s North Carolina roots, many of the show’s iconic marsh scenes and more are shot in South Carolina. Since season 1 of Outer Banks, the show has incorporated ties to North Carolina, through characters’ surnames, local businesses, and more.…

Outer Banks has been giving fans emotional whiplash since it premiered in 2020. The action-packed Netflix drama follows a group of treasure-hunting Pogues — John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), JJ (Rudy Pankow) and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) — who track down some of history’s most elusive artifacts against all odds (many of those odds being the richer, more power-hungry Kooks). The show has run for four seasons so far, however, days before the final episodes of season 4 hit the streamer on Nov. 7, show creators Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate and Josh Pate…

One of the bigger mysteries of Outer Banks season 4, part 2 was how Larissa Genrette really died, with answers being provided by the show’s conclusion. The ending of Outer Banks season 4, part 1 revealed that JJ’s biological father was not the abusive Luke, but instead Chandler Groff. This meant that Larissa Genrette was JJ’s birth mother, the woman whose death kickstarted Outer Banks‘ latest treasure hunt. Larissa was said to have drowned, brought on by a supernatural curse placed on the Genrette family that stretches back to the days of Edward Teach, the infamous pirate also known as…

Jonathan Daviss (Pope Heyward) and Carlacia Grant (Cleo) spoke about their work on Outer Banks. Daviss, who’s been a part of the series since its first season debuted in 2020, recalled his hopes at the beginning that Outer Banks would become a hit. With the series going on to greatly increase its popularity, Daviss finds himself surprised every year by how much of a phenomenon it has become. “I think when you are in the industry, and you get these shows, you’re like, ‘Okay, I hope this can do something,'” Daviss said. “You don’t expect [it]. you hope for something…

The following contains spoilers for Outer Banks Season 4, now streaming on Netflix Outer Banks has introduced plenty of important artifacts that have ties to real-life history. The show follows the story of a group of working-class teens on the Outer Banks’ Kildare Island in North Carolina as they unwittingly find themselves hunting for treasure. The artifacts they find are tied to history and could be the key to a massive fortune. They also attract a constant stream of fellow (and sometimes dangerous) treasure hunters. Much of Outer Banks is based on the real local history of the Outer Banks,…

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Outer Banks season 4. Outer Banks season 4 is brimming with shocking twists and turns. Among them is the split-second decision that beloved Pogue Pope Heyward (Jonathan Daviss Jr.) makes to shoot and kill Lightner (Rigo Sanchez). Pope is the most levelheaded member of the Pogues who previously wouldn’t have taken such drastic measures. However, since the show’s inception, the Pogues have found themselves facing off with powerful forces and the local socioeconomic politics of the wealthy Kooks. Pope’s killing of Lightner will likely result in a major change in his future character arc.…

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Outer Banks season 4, part 2. It wouldn’t be a season of Outer Banks without a memorable and diabolical villain, and Chandler Groff might be the show’s worst antagonist yet. Netflix’s action-adventure mystery teen drama revolves around the Pogues — John B, Sarah, Kiara, JJ, Pope, and Cleo — who often (aka all the time) find themselves in trouble as they have become expert treasure hunters over the years. As a result, the Outer Banks characters have encountered many villains, and a decent number of them happen to be their parents. Note:…

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Outer Banks season 4, part 2 Outer Banks season 4’s finale contains shocking revelations about several of the characters that will inevitably impact season 5, but none more so than JJ’s death. Outer Banks Season 4 sees the original cast of Pogues reprise their roles, opposite several new enemies. While trying to keep their new business afloat, they begin hunting for the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s treasure, which leads them to the Blue Crown, first around their home in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, then across the world to Morocco. Season 4 is especially big for…

Who can we expect to see in Season 5? Outer Banks Season 4 is now out on Netflix, and the fourth season ended with a big death that is set to condition the fifth and final installment of the show. A treasure-hunting young adult drama, the show follows a group of friends from the poor side of town as they seek treasure after treasure and try to build a family with each other. In the fourth season of the show, Outer Banks dug deeper into JJ Maybanks’ real parentage, revealing that he wasn’t actually Luke Maybanks’ son but the son…

A thrilling finale finds the Pogues on the brink of a mission they could have never expected Note: The following story contains spoilers from the “Outer Banks” Season 4 finale. A mission that took the Pogues all the way to Morocco ended tragically as the crew lost not only the Blue Crown but also a member of their chosen family. The penultimate season of “Outer Banks” concluded with Kiara (Madison Bailey) and the crew cradling JJ (Rudy Pankow) as he took his last breaths after his birth father stabbed him in the stomach. Though JJ’s loss came as a shock…