Earlier this month, word broke that WGN America has canceled Outsiders as part of the network’s ongoing quest to rebrand itself. Even the fact that Outsiders was the network’s top rated show didn’t seem to stop WGN America from pulling the plug, which meant that last night’s season 2 finale could very well be the series finale as well.
However, Outsiders creator Peter Mattei is far from giving up on the fight to save his series. And in a new interview with Yahoo TV, Mattei expressed optimism about the show’s quest to find a new home while preparing for a third season. “We’re still looking for another home, but that’s still in process,” said Mattei. “You know, it’s kind of in the middle of it. We’re working right now on Season 3, breaking stories and everything for Season 3, so we’re in the thick of it, and we’re ready to go. I’m not really ready to give [these characters] up either. I still dream about them, and they’re a big part of my life, so if in fact they aren’t coming back, it’s going to be a big adjustment.”
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The ending of the second season left the Farrell clan in a dark moment as G’Win’s leadership was openly challenged by Big Foster, and Farrell civil war seems likely to break out. “Well, civil war is one way of looking at it, and another way of looking at it is it’s just anarchy,” relayed Mattei. “In the sense that we would begin a new season without them having a real leader. And I think Little Foster has a really good point, which is that the fight over who’s the leader has really created so much division in that family, and that maybe not having a leader at all would be way more beneficial to them in the long run. I think we don’t know, but it’s a question mark that we would explore in the future if we can.”
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