It’s official — the fifth and closing season of Netflix‘s hit YA adventure series Outer Banks will be released in 2026. The streamer confirmed the premiere year in an announcement that production on Season 5 has begun in Charleston, SC, which also revealed that Cullen Moss, who has recurred since Season 1 as Deputy and subsequently Sheriff Shoupe, and J. Anthony Crane, introduced in Season 4 as JJ’s (Rudy Pankow) organic father Chandler Groff, have been promoted to collection regulars for the ultimate season, hinting at the place the story could also be headed.
The start-of-production announcement contains two first-look solid pictures from the brand new installment, they usually reveal a possible new configuration of the Pogues following the surprising loss of life of JJ (Pankow) on the finish of the Season 4 finale.
One of the photographs options Chase Stokes (John B.), Madelyn Cline (Sarah), Madison Bailey (Kiara), Jonathan Daviss (Pope), Drew Starkey (Rafe) and Carlacia Grant (Cleo). It intently resembles the Season 4 key artwork which featured the Pogues sextet, with Starkey stepping in for Pankow. (The second picture contains the 5 remaining 5 Pogues.)
The new photograph confirms hypothesis about Starkey’s bigger presence in Season 5, which was telegraphed within the closing episodes of Season 4 when Rafe turned unlikely adversary-turned-potential-ally to the Pogues by becoming a member of them within the search of Blackbeard’s treasure and of their vow to avenge JJ’s loss of life and take again the Blue Crown, which Chandler stole from his son JJ earlier than killing him.
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The Season 4 finale primed Chandler as Season 5’s massive villain, with Crane’s promotion to collection common reinforcing that. In their pursuit of justice, the Pogue could rely much more on Shoupe (Moss), who has undergone an evolution over time from a corrupt cop to an trustworthy Sheriff sympathetic to John B. & Co.
Moss and Crane be part of returning collection regulars: Stokes, Cline, Bailey, Daviss, Starkey, Grant in addition to Austin North (Topper) and Fiona Palomo (Sofia).
Across its 4 seasons, Outer Banks, from creators/government producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke, has obtained almost 200M views and has been featured on the Top 10 English TV List 25 occasions.
“When we get to the end, I think everyone’s going to be satisfied that we bring everything home and all the stories are wrapped up,” Josh Pate advised Deadline about Season 5.
Here are the Season 5 first-look pictures:
Outer Banks. (L to R) Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Carlacia Grant as Cleo, Chase Stokes as John B, Drew Starkey as Rafe, Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron in season 5 of Outer Banks.
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Outer Banks. (L to R) Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Carlacia Grant as Cleo, Chase Stokes as John B, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron in season 5 of Outer Banks.
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