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Was ‘Outer Banks’ Canceled? Why Season 5 Is OBX’s Last

After Rudy Pankow’s character, JJ, was killed off in season 4, ‘OBX’ fans wondered why season 5 is the show’s last.

“When I first found out JJ was gonna risk it all and not make it, I understood it,” Rudy told Netflix after season 4 part 2 aired in November 2024. Josh told the outlet that although “it was a really hard decision” to kill off JJ, his death “sets the stage for an epic fifth and final season.” Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes, Carlacia Grant, Jonathan Davies, Madison Bailey, Drew Starkey and Austin North are all expected to return for season 5.

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