'Outer Banks' Season 4: Everything to Know About the Netflix Show (2024)

Outer Banks received a season 4 renewal days before new episodes debuted on Netflix — and the adventure is just getting started.Before season 3 premiered in February 2023, the cast confirmed there would be more episodes while celebrating the show at a fan event. That same month, creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke hinted that the mystery at the center of the show is far from over.“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," the showrunners said in a February 2023 statement. "Thank you to Netflix, our cast, and the amazing fans who helped to make this happen.”At the time, the Outer Banks cast and crew detailed the way past seasons would affect the story moving forward. "This season, things become more clear about what's so important about the gold and why Big John went missing for it," Jonathan Daviss, who plays Pope, explained to Entertainment Weekly. "All those questions start to be answered, and you realize how way in over their heads these kids were this whole time. Our Pogues are small fish in a big pond and they have to adapt to not to get eaten by the sharks around them."Scroll down for everything to know about season 4:

Outer Banks received a season 4 renewal days before new episodes debuted on Netflix — and the adventure is just getting started.Before season 3 premiered in February 2023, the cast confirmed there would be more episodes while celebrating the show at a fan event. That same month, creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke hinted that the mystery at the center of the show is far from over.“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," the showrunners said in a February 2023 statement. "Thank you to Netflix, our cast, and the amazing fans who helped to make this happen.”At the time, the Outer Banks cast and crew detailed the way past seasons would affect the story moving forward. "This season, things become more clear about what's so important about the gold and why Big John went missing for it," Jonathan Daviss, who plays Pope, explained to Entertainment Weekly. "All those questions start to be answered, and you realize how way in over their heads these kids were this whole time. Our Pogues are small fish in a big pond and they have to adapt to not to get eaten by the sharks around them."Scroll down for everything to know about season 4:

Netflix confirmed in February 2023 that Outer Banks will be coming back for a fourth season.

The actors are set to start filming again in November 2023 after the SAG strike forced production to go on hiatus.

In November 2023, Wrightsville Beach recreation program supervisor Katie Ryan told local outlet Wilmington StarNews that Outer Banks filed for permits in the town. One scene, based on the permit, will involve "two people jumping from the pier" while another "involves individuals finding a body on the beach."

Chase Stokes, Cline, Bailey, Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North, Drew Starkey and Carlacia Grant will presumably reprise their roles.

The next chapter will pick up after the Pogues leave the deserted island — only to get wrapped up in an even riskier hunt for El Dorado.

Cline teased the future of the show during an interview with Today in February 2023, saying, "I don’t think it’s going to be the last. I think there's more of the story to be told.”

In the season 3 finale, the group were introduced to the lost treasure of Blackbeard.

“Things will be slowing down in season 4 and you will see a lot more of the Pogues in the future," Stokes teased during Netflix's Tudum event in June 2023. "It’s going to be more like season 1 because it won’t be as hectic as the last two seasons and there will be a lot of reflecting about what happened in [past seasons].”

Based on season 3, John B and Sarah will continue to face ups and downs in their romance. Meanwhile, Kiara and JJ address their mutual feelings after years of friendship. Pope, for his part, finds himself growing closer to Cleo after they return to North Carolina.

In the season 3 finale, Kiara and JJ officially started their journey as a couple. Pope and Cleo started dating after ending their No Love pact. Meanwhile, John B and Sarah worked out their issues after she cheated with Topper.

In February 2024, Variety revealed that the Netflix hit series cast five recurring guest star roles for season 4.

J. Anthony Crane will portray Chandler Groff, a grief-stricken man dealing with the loss of his wife, while Pollyanna McIntosh will appear as Dalia, a revolutionary-like leader who comes face to face with the Pogues. Brianna Brown will play Hollis Robinson, the biggest realtor on the island, who previously worked with Ward Cameron in a successful business deal — and now has her eye on Rafe for a new venture. Mia Challis will be Ruthie, a wild child with a toxic streak who develops a close relationship with Topper. Rigo Sanchez will portray Lightner, an imposing stranger and calculating outdoorsman who will test the Pogues.

“Anytime you experience loss, it hits in spaces and in places that you don't anticipate,” Stokes told People in April 2024 about John B and Sarah's upcoming journey. “Being in the situation that John B and Sarah are in, it really will force them to evaluate everything. Where they are, what their purpose is, what their intentions are, and what was the actual value of it? Was it worth it, in hindsight? If they could go back and change things, would they? Or do they feel okay with it?”

Stokes noted that the Pogues will all be dealing with self-doubt in season 4.

“It's been a huge, huge shift in lifestyle in a very, very short period of time if you look at the actual timeline of the show,” he added. “And I think when you go through that level of trauma, for sure, it'll make you start asking those deeper questions.”

According to the actor, the newest season of the show is one of his "favorite seasons yet," adding, "The writers talked about how there was a real want for a lot of the authenticity and the characters in season 1. So I will say that they do a good job this season of that.”

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