Summary

• Outer Banks season 4 is confirmed and will continue the show's balance of high stakes, wealth inequality commentary, and adventure.
• Netflix has announced that season 4 will return sometime in late 2024.
• The entire main cast of the Pogues will be returning for Outer Banks season 4, and the story will involve the hunt for Blackbeard's treasure.

Netflix’s hit series Outer Banks will be back for season 4, with Outer Banks season 4 news coming down the pipeline fast. The young adult drama centers on a group of working-class teens, the Pogues, whose lives in North Carolina’s Outer Banks are changed forever when they discover clues that may lead them to a fortune in hidden treasure. The show has become one of the best teen series on Netflix, balancing its high stakes and commentary on wealth inequality with its sense of adventure and the endearing bond between its central protagonists. Everything confirmed about season 4 indicates that this balance will remain at the heart of the show.

Interviews, announcements, and the information found in the season 3 finale combine to form a more complete picture alongside Outer Banks season 4 news. The new season takes place 18 months after the events of season 3 and is described by co-creator Josh Pate as something of a fresh start. He says, “We think about the first three [seasons] as a trilogy, and then we’re starting over on [another sort of] trilogy now" (via TUDUM). Season 4 still needs to resolve some lingering mysteries, and viewers have some Outer Banks theories after season 3, but the cast and tone that made it a hit are returning to deliver answers.

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Outer Banks Season 4 Latest News

Netflix Reveals A Release Window

After months of no news, the latest update sees Netflix confirm a release window for Outer Banks season 4. Though the streamer didn't provide many specifics, it was announced that season 4 will return sometime in the latter part of 2024. With the production temporarily halted due to the strikes of 2023, it's unclear what phase of production the season is currently in, but it is likely in post-production if it is airing in 2024.

Outer Banks Season 4 Is Confirmed

The Pogues Return In 2024

The announcement that Outer Banks season 4 was confirmed came much earlier than expected. While celebrating the imminent release of Outer Banks season 3 in “Poguelandia," Chase Stokes announced onstage that Outer Banks season 4 had been renewed before season 3 premiered. Such an early renewal shows substantial faith in the series on Netflix’s part, but the viewing numbers for season 3 certainly justified their gamble.

Outer Banks Season 4 Cast

Expect The Entire Ensemble To Return

The TUDUM teaser trailer for Outer Banks confirmed that all six of the “Pogues” will be returning to the Outer Banks season 4 cast. The trailer playfully shows each central character in sequence, starting with Sarah (Madelyn Cline), followed by Cleo (Carlacia Grant), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), Kiara (Madison Bailey), JJ (Rudy Pankow), and John B (Chase Stokes).

The presumptive cast of Outer Banks season 4 will include:

Outer Banks Season 4 Story Details

The Pogues Hunt For Blackbeard's Treasure

By all indications, Outer Banks season 4 will see the Pogues on the hunt for the famed pirate’s treasure.

There isn't any Outer Banks season 4 news regarding the plot, but interviews with the creators and speculation based on the events of season 3 can give a strong impression of what's coming. The biggest clues for what to expect in season 4 come from the season 3 finale epilogue, set 18 months later. The closing moments of season 3’s final episode saw a man approaching the Pogues with a promising proposition. He has a captain's log from 1718 that contains information about the pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard. By all indications, Outer Banks season 4 will see the Pogues on the hunt for the famed pirate’s treasure.

The Outer Banks season 3 epilogue also saw the main characters busy with their own pursuits. John B and Sarah are running a surf shop, Pope is at school, Kiara is saving turtles, and JJ bought a charter boat. The Outer Banks season 4 story will flesh out these developments and feature flashbacks to fill in the gaps from the last 18 months, as showrunners Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke confirmed. When asked whether Outer Banks season 4 will be the show’s last, the showrunners revealed (via EW) that they are no longer adhering to their initial plan of having the series run for only four or five seasons.

Outer Banks Season 4 Teaser

The First Look At What's To Come

Presented at Netflix's TUDUM event, the Outer Banks season 4 trailer shows the Pogues in their natural habitat on Kildare Island in front of their reliable van, the Twinkie. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, but its playful tone and summery music are a good indication that in Outer Banks season 4, the series' usual sense of fun is still intact, as is the connection between the group.

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  Outer Banks

  Summary:

  Outer Banks is a coming of age story that follows a tight-knit group of local teens (the “Pogues”) in the beach vacation destination of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After their near-death escape, Season Two finds John B & Sarah on the run - and in over their heads - in the Bahamas. New friends also bring new foes as they’re back on the trail of the gold, while the stakes for Kiara, Pope, and JJ rapidly escalate at home. The $400M is still in the game, but will the uncovering of a new-found secret reunite the group for a fresh mission? The adventure of a lifetime awaits, but uncharted waters ahead mean our Pogues must do all they can to make it out alive.

  Release Date:

  2020-04-15

  Cast:

  Jonathan Daviss, Charles Esten, Madison Bailey, Austin North, Madelyn Cline, Rudy Pankow, Chase Stokes, Drew Starkey

  Genres:

  Drama, Crime, Action

  Seasons:

  3

  Story By:

  josh pate

  Writers:

  Josh Pate

  Streaming Service(s):

  Netflix

  Directors:

  Jonas Pate

  Showrunner:

  Jonas Pate