Outer Banks season 4 rumored to wrap filming in May 2024 (estimated release date)

The cast and crew of Outer Banks are still currently filming season 4. Production officially restarted on the fourth season in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Nov. 20, 2023, according to a report from Star News. However, filming first started back in June 2023, but production was forced to stop because of the actors' strike. Once the strike ended in early November, the cast and crew got back to work on the fourth season soon after. Now, we've just learned that production is expected to wrap up in May 2024. More on this below.

Outer Banks was one of the first Netflix shows to resume production after the strike ended. Obviously, this was a very good thing for the Outer Banks season 4 release. In fact, the new season has been confirmed for a 2024 release. Hip, hip, hooray!

Fans have been waiting for Outer Banks season 4 for a while now. At the Poguelandia fan event in February 2023, Netflix announced that the popular teen series would be returning for a fourth season! This renewal announcement came just days before Outer Banks season 3’s premiere. We’re so excited to see what new adventures the Pogues embark on in Outer Banks season 4.

Has Netflix announced the Outer Banks season 4 release date yet?

No, Netflix has not announced the release date yet for Outer Banks season 4. And, it’ll most likely be a while before Netflix announces this juicy information, given they are not done filming. However, the cameras are rumored to stop rolling on the fourth season on May 20, 2024. That being said, there's still enough time for the new episodes to be edited and make a 2024 release. In fact, Netflix has already confirmed that the new season will be coming out sometime in 2024. Honestly, we're not expecting season 4 to arrive until late summer or fall 2024 at the earliest. There's a possibility that it could come out at the end of the year, but that just seems like an unnecessarily long wait. We'll get back to you with the official release date once it's announced.

Our initial report is below:

With Outer Banks season 4 filming this fall and winter, they will likely need about six or eight months in post-production once they are done. Early rumors claimed filming was supposed to take about six months. If that’s the case, as of November, there are about four months left, minimum, of production. It’s definitely possible we’ll see the show in 2024. We’re expecting it, but things have to ramp up quickly, and it looks like they have.

The holidays and weather are the biggest factors to worry about with production. We’re expecting the crew and cast will take a break for the holidays. If the weather holds through January-March, production could wrap around that time. Then, projecting out six to eight months, Outer Banks season 4 could premiere at the earliest in September. That’s the most likely release date for the new season of Outer Banks. 

We’ll continue to share updates about production as we learn more. But we can rest easy knowing that the fourth season will be released in 2024.

Release Prediction: Fall or Winter 2024

Cast

Netflix has not announced the full cast of Outer Banks season 4 just yet. But, we know who will definitely be in the season 4 cast, and we shared the actors below.

• Chase Stokes as John B. Routledge
• Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron
• Madison Bailey as Kiara Carrera
• Jonathan Daviss as Pope Heyward
• Rudy Pankow as JJ Maybank
• Carlacia Grant as Cleo
• Drew Starkey as Rafe Cameron
• Austin North as Topper Thornton
• Nicholas Cirillo as Barry

Given what happens in the season 3 finale, we shouldn’t expect Charles Halford to return as Big John, nor Charles Esten as Ward Cameron.

We could also see a few of these cast members return in season 4, but they had limited roles in season 3:

• Caroline Arapoglou as Rose Cameron
• Julia Antonelli as Wheezie Cameron
• David Jensen as Wes Genrette

Jensen is the man at the end of season 4 who asks the Pogues if they want to go on another treasure hunt for Blackbeard’s treasure.

Fiona Palomo, who portrays Sofia in the teen series, has been bumped up to series regular for the fourth season. We can't wait to see what she brings to the new season!

On Feb. 29, Netflix announced five new additions to the season 4 cast. They're all joining as recurring guests. We shared their names and who they will be playing below.

• J. Anthony Crane (Dead Ringers, Billions) as Chandler Groff. Darkly grief-stricken over the loss of his wife, he is welcoming to the Pogues on their latest adventure.
• Pollyanna McIntosh (The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Double Blind) as Dalia, a revolutionary-like leader and worldly baddie on a plunder who comes face-to-face with the Pogues.
• Brianna Brown (Dynasty, Eastsiders) as Hollis Robinson. The biggest realtor on the island who previously worked with Ward in a successful business deal, she now has her eye on Rafe for a new venture.
• Rigo Sanchez (Animal Kingdom, Station 19) as Lightner, an imposing stranger with a piratical nerve. This dangerous and calculating outdoorsman appears to test the Pogues. 
• Mia Challis (FBI: International, Clickbait) as Ruthie, a wild child with a toxic streak who develops a close relationship with Topper.

Co-creators/showrunners/executive producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke are set to return for Outer Banks season 4.

Check out this Outer Banks season 4 TUDUM cast tease below.

The teen show was featured at Netflix’s TUDUM event which took place on June 17. Though they didn’t have much to share about the upcoming season, we did get a fun little video of the cast as they started promoting what’s to come. Check out the video below and see our favorite Pogues on our screens once again!

Outer Banks star Chase Stokes goes Instagram official with Kelsea Ballerini

Although John B actor Chase Stokes had previously been in a relationship with his Outer Banks co-star Madelyn Cline, who plays his love interest Sarah, he’s now dating singer Kelsea Ballerini. The two stars were first linked in Jan. 2023 after they were spotted attending a football game together in Inglewood, California.

More recently, Stokes went Instagram official with his girlfriend when sharing a photo of the two enjoying the warm weather and water this May. He’s since shared more photos together on his page, as has Ballerini. During an appearance on the Today show this month, the country musician gushed over Stokes, saying: “It’s nice to feel so supported and seen,” before calling him “such a wonderful human being.”

Cline has chosen to be more private with her romantic relationships, though it’s believed she’s dating Pete Davidson.

Outer Banks season 3 ending, explained

At the end of Outer Banks season 3, it all goes down! Three seasons of treasure hunting culminate in an epic finale.

Sarah and John B (well mostly Sarah actually!) find El Dorado deep in the South American jungle. They grab all the gold they can and head back to Big John who is waiting for them at the mouth of the cave nursing a gunshot wound. When they return, Singh is there waiting for them. He tries to kill John B and Sarah, but Big John throws a stick of dynamite near the opening of the cave. It goes off and brings the mountain down on them.

Luckily, Big John, Sarah, and John B escape. They’re met outside the cave by Ward, who is very angry and wants the gold. The Pogues, who were waiting in the jungle, attack Ward with machetes before they all calm down.

One of Singh’s men, Ryan, appears and is going to execute everyone and steal the gold. He points the gun at Sarah, but Ward charges him, gets shot three times, and tackles Ryan off the cliff. They both die.

Big John is struggling from his injuries, and he also dies in the jungle. The Pogues hold a funeral for John B and Sarah’s dad before leaving the Jungle.

Fast forward 18 months later, there’s a new museum opening up in the Outer Banks dedicated to the Royal Merchant, Denmark Tanny, El Dorado, and the Pogues who put all the pieces together. At the dedication, John B, Sarah, Pope, JJ, Kiara, and Cleo are honored by the town.

At the very end, the Pogues drop little hints about what they’ve been up to. Kiara is saving turtles, while Pope is at school and Sarah and John B are running a surf shop. Oh, and JJ bought a charter boat. Things are good.

Just when you think things are going to be chill and normal for the Pogues, a man, Wes Genrette, shows up and asks if the Pogues are down for another treasure hunt. This time, they are going after the treasure of Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard. Boom. End of the season. New treasure hunt beginnings.

What’s next for the Pogues in Outer Banks season 4?

The show’s creators gave fans an idea of what to expect in Outer Banks season 4 in a statement released on Feb. 18, which reads:

"Seeing Poguelandia come to life was nothing short of spectacular. The Pogues are enjoying an adventure of a lifetime, and we now get to map out more twists and turns as the joyride continues into season four of Outer Banks. Thank you to Netflix, our cast, and the amazing fans who helped to make this happen."

Now that Outer Banks season 3 is out, we have a pretty good idea about what could happen next. The new season ends with a man approaching the Pogues with a proposition. He has a map from the year 1718 that obtains information about Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, an English pirate who sailed around the OBX. It’s believed through lore that he had buried treasure, so we can predict Outer Banks season 4 will see the group on the hunt for more gold.

On the surface, that appears to be the direction the Pogues are headed in season 4. We also have 18 months of things happening that we don’t know about. It will be interesting to see what winning (and losing) at the end of season 3 did to the Pogues and how they changed.

We also have Rafe, whose father just died, and Topper, who went full Dark Topper by burning down the Chateau near the end of the season, seeing their rivals getting accolades. Will they want in on this Blackbeard treasure? We have to think Rafe and Barry will be involved.

Once Netflix releases the official synopsis for Outer Banks season 4, we’ll add it here!

Who is Blackbeard in Outer Banks?

Blackbeard was a captain and notorious pirate who lived during the late 17th and early 18th century. His real name was Edward Teach, and he had ties to many of the American colonies and West Indies during the early 1700s. Teach was captured and killed in North Carolina (where the Outer Banks are) in 1718.

Blackbeard is a big part of North Carolina history, but we already know the Outer Banks creators are going to take some big chances with this story.

Co-creator Josh Pate told TUDUM:

"And it’s organic to the Outer Banks, so OK, we’ll play that. But it’s not going to be the usual Blackbeard story, put it that way."

We can’t wait to see where this story goes in season 4.

How many episodes could there be in the fourth season?

Typically, new seasons of Outer Banks have consisted of 10 episodes. As such, it seems highly likely the fourth season will follow this same format. However, there is a chance the episode count could be expanded or shortened. We’ll let you know once we hear of the official episode count.

While we wait for more news about the next season, check out our interview with OBX stars Austin North and Drew Starkey below!

Outer Banks season 4 probably won’t be the final season

Everyone is asking if Outer Banks season 4 will be the final season of the series. As of November 2023, Netflix has not confirmed if the fourth season will be the final season. Overall, it doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen. We’ve seen several Netflix shows run longer than four seasons. With Outer Banks at the height of its popularity in 2023, it seems silly to expect this series to end anytime soon, especially considering the time jump at the end of season 3.

Originally, the show’s creators, Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke, had five seasons planned for the show, but after season 3 premiered, they told EW that they weren’t planning to end the show anytime soon.

Here’s what Josh Pate told EW:

"I don’t know if I could put a real number on it right now — how long it takes to get to that ending might expand, but we now know the shape of the end of the story. We’re going to take it as long as we can, for sure."

If you like Outer Banks, you should watch these Netflix shows while you wait for season 4:

• On My Block
• One Piece 
• Ginny and Georgia 
• Wednesday 
• Surviving Summer 
• Riverdale 
• Cobra Kai 
• Stranger Things 
• Friday Night Lights 
• Never Have I Ever 

Stay tuned to Netflix Life for more news and coverage on Outer Banks season 4! Outer Banks is on the list of the best shows on Netflix right now.