Outer Banks Season 5: All About the Netflix Series' Final Installment — and How They'll Explain that Shocking Season 4 Death

Warning: Foreign banks spoilers ahead!

Netflix’s hit series Foreign banks may be coming to an end — but it’s always the Pogues 4 life for the cast.

In November 2024, the streaming service was renewed Foreign banksstarring Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Rudy Pankow, Jonathan Daviss and Carlacia Grant, in its fifth and final season.

Creators Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate and Josh Pate penned a “message to all the Pogues,” looking back on the OBX journey they always intended to last for five seasons.

“In the summer of 2017, we came across a photo of a teenager on a beach at dusk during a power outage. The photo sparked an idea for a story about four best friends who just want to have a good time all the time,” read the letter, which was posted on Instagram. “From this beginning, we envisioned a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship.”

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Burke and the Pate twins also teased the final episode of Season 4, Part 2, which premiered on November 7. They shared that the feature-length episode, which included a shocking death, set the stage for an “epic” final season.

“We hope to bring our beloved Pogues home the way we envisioned and planned years ago,” they wrote to fans. “We hope you’ll join us for another paddle until the surf break.”

Here’s everything you need to know Foreign banks season 5, including what the cast had to say about saying goodbye to their characters.

What will Foreign banks season 5 be about?

Chase Stokes, Madison Bailey and Madelyn Cline in “Outer Banks.”

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Netflix has not released a synopsis for Foreign banks season 5, but Burke told Tudum that the quest for the Blue Crown’s treasure “should take us all the way to the end.”

Aside from the treasure hunt, fans will likely continue to mourn the death of the beloved JJ, who was killed by his biological father, Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane), in Morocco. The Pogues have vowed to avenge JJ’s death – a storyline that will likely play out in Season 5.

Burke and the Pate twins told Tudum that they had been planning JJ’s death all along, since the beginning of the series. “We’re planning a redemption story and a season that embodies the friendship that JJ came to represent,” Josh said. “JJ’s death was a difficult but necessary part of the architecture for the story, and we plan to honor that as much as we can because we love the character as much as the fans do.”

The last season Foreign banks will also see John B and Sarah struggle with becoming parents after the “Kook-turned-Pogue-Princess” revealed she was pregnant in Season 4, Episode 7.

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As for the last scene of the series, it was solidified by the co-creators a few years ago.

“We always knew from the beginning what the final scene would be if we were lucky enough to make it that far,” Josh told the February 2023 issue.

Which is why the cast is coming back Foreign banks season 5?

Drew Starkey, Chase Stokes, Madison Bailey, Carlacia Grant, Austin North, Rudy Pankow, Madelyn Cline and Jonathan Daviss at the “Outer Banks” season four premiere.

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Most Foreign banks stars expected to reprise their roles, including Stokes, who plays John B.; Cline, who plays Sarah Cameron; Bailey, who plays Kiara Carrera; Daviss, who plays Pope Heyward; and Grant, who plays Cleo.

They are likely to be joined by supporting stars Drew Starkey, who plays Rafe Cameron, and Austin North, who portrays Topper Thornton.

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“I want to thank the cast and crew most sincerely. It was a great pleasure to come to work,” said Tudumu. “This is by far the biggest thing I’ve ever done [my] experience, and to have this as a beginning is the beginning of life. I will miss him. Thank you for so many fun memories that I will have for the rest of my life.”

What the cast said Foreign banks ending with season 5?

Chase Stokes and Charles Halford in “Outer Banks.” Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix

With the ending Foreign banks on the horizon, actors face saying goodbye to their beloved characters.

“It’s with a heavy heart writing this.. One last ride. Thank you to everyone who has played these past 5 years. You’ve given us more than we could ever give you back,” Stokes wrote on Instagram, addressing the news of the fifth and last season. “It will always be Pogues 4 Life.”

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As for Bailey, she was at a loss for words after the announcement.

“I don’t even have words, just a lot of feelings, but no goodbyes yet! Let’s do it,” she wrote on Instagram Stories.

When Foreign banks season 5 filming begins?

Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes, Jonathan Daviss and Carlacia Grant in “Outer Banks.”

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Production included Foreign banks season 5 hasn’t started. However, Burke and the Pate brothers are hard at work finalizing the script, according to Tudum.

When will Foreign banks season 5 premiere?

Jonathan Daviss, Chase Stokes, Carlacia Grant, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow in “Outer Banks.”

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Release date for Foreign banks season 5 has not been announced, but seasons 1 through 4 are available to stream on Netflix. And, Burke and the Pate brothers say the final season will be worth the wait.

“We think it will be our best [season] yet,” the creators said in their letter to fans.

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