Warning: major spoilers for Outer Banks season 4 ahead.
Pogues, the sun is starting to set. Outer Banks is officially coming to an end. Three days ahead of the premiere of OBX season 4 part 2, Netflix announced the renewal of the show for its fifth and final season. And even more news is out as we get closer to a release date announcement.
When Outer Banks first debuted on Netflix in April 2020, the show became an instant runaway hit for the YA crowd and adults alike. It makes sense — the series has everything: action, mystery, romance, adventure, and so much drama. At its core, Outer Banks depicts the rivalry between two groups of people, specifically the teens, who live in Outer Banks, North Carolina: the upper-class “Kooks” and the working-class “Pogues.” But there’s much more than just class tension brewing in OBX — there are also many a treasure hunt, star-crossed romances, and mystery after mystery after mystery.
Now, the streamer has set the stage for the show’s biggest season yet with the impending conclusion of its fourth chapter, and season 5 seems to be even bigger. Below, find out everything you need to know about Outer Banks season 5, including cast info, plot details (including a definitive answer on time jump rumors), the release date on Netflix, and trailer and first-look photos.
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When was Outer Banks season 5 announced?
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On November 4, 2024, two days after the second annual Poguelandia event in Santa Monica, California, and merely three days before the premiere of season 4 part 2, Netflix announced the early renewal of Outer Banks for season 5. The news was shared with a new photo of all six Pogues and a distressed letter, designed to look as if it came from a typewriter.
“Dispatch to all Pogues: Seven years ago, in the summer of 2017, we came across a photo of teenagers on a beach at dusk during a power outage. That photo sparked an idea for a story of four best friends who only want to have a good time all the time,” wrote showrunners Josh and Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke. “From this beginning, we imagined a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship. At the time, seven years ago, it seemed impossible that we would really get to tell the whole five-season story, but here we are, at the end of our fourth season, still chopping away.”
