The CW has decided not to bring back its fantasy series The Outpost and its upcoming Season 4 finale will also act as its series finale. That news does not come as a huge surprise as I previously speculated that its fourth season could be its last. Season 3 aired in Fall–delayed due to the pandemic-related shutdowns–and at that time the network announced it was picking up the show for thirteen additional episodes. That was not initially announced as a fourth season, but was later considered to officialy be the show’s fourth year. In Fall I suggested that those additional episodes could be designed to wrap up the show’s storylines. There may have still been a possibility that a fifth season could follow, but my guess is that the creative team was given the direction to start winding the story down. The ratings are down for The Outpost in its fourth season, but it is still one of the better-performing Summer entries (non including the regular season shows that carried over in to the Summer months), and it is an acquisition so it is less expensive for the network. And this one is also syndicated globally where it has a notable following. But apparently they have decided that its fourth season is the right time to wrap it up. Fellow Summer series Pandora did not get a pickup of additional episodes in Fall, and there still has been no word on a third season. But its showrunner has plans for where to take the story next and is hopeful for a pickup. The series finale for The Outpost is scheduled to air Octobery 7th.
The Outpost follows a young woman named Talon who is the last of the race of Blackboods and who has inherited supernatural powers. She teams up with a rogue queen to fight against a fanatical religious dictator who threatens their world. It stars Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Imogen Waterhouse, Anand Desai-Barochia, and Robyn Malcolm.
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