Summary
The OAstar Brandon Perea gives a hopeful update regarding a renewal for the canceled Netflix mystery drama. Created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij,The OAfollows Prairie Johnson, a young blind woman who reappears with her sight restored after mysteriously disappearing for 7 years. Marling stars as Prairie, and she is joined by Emory Cohen, Brendan Meyer, Phyllis Smith and Brandon Perea. After two successful seasons,The OAgarnered hugely positive reviews and a large fanbase, but Netflix decided to cancel the show.
Now, roughly 5 years sinceThe OAseason 2 aired on Netflix, Brandon Perea, who recently starred in Lee Isaac Chung’s disaster filmTwisters, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporter, stating thathe has a feelingThe OAis not over and there’s a way to continue the story. He adds that co-creator Zal Batmanglij is confident the show will get revived and this fills him with some confidence as well. Read his full quote below:
“I’m one of those people that has a feeling it’s not over. I think they have a way to continue the story, which I have no idea about, but I’m down and I’m willing to be a part of The OA whenever it’s time to come back around. I leave my door open with it, too. It just feels like there are some chapters that we’ve got to close that aren’t closed yet. We have this weird feeling, and Zal is very hopeful. He’s not even hopeful; he just seems very sure of himself. So that gives me assurance as well where I’m like, “You know what? I feel like we will [finish].” So I carry that same hope, and I’m not surprised by it at all. Those two are warriors, man.”
What Are The Chances Of The OA Getting Revived?
Season 2 ended on a massive cliffhanger
The OA’s back in 2019 came as a shock to many and is considered one ofNetflix’s most controversial cancelations. The show was a hit among critics as its 2 seasons boasted a 78% and 92% approval rating respectively. The show was even more of a hit among its hugely dedicated fans, who didn’t take well to the show’s cancelation. They began a social media campaign to saveThe OAand even raised money to put up a billboard in Times Square in hopes of saving the show.
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The fans' efforts, however, didn’t convince Netflix to bring back the show, as theCEO, Reed Hastings, explained in an interviewmonths afterThe OA’s cancelation that the streamer pulled the plug because they were looking to balance costs against viewership. Batmanglij revealed a few years after the show got canceled that Netflix offered to concludeThe OAseason 2’s storywith a film, but they declined because they were more interested in wrapping up the show with a full season rather than a movie.
There have been numerous shows in the past that have gotten canceled and revived even after many years andThe OAcould possibly join that list.
The decision to turn down Netflix’s offer indicates that Batmanglij and Marling are still very interested in developing at least one more full season ofThe OAto conclude the show’s riveting story. There have been numerous shows in the past that have gotten canceled and revived even after many years andThe OAcould possibly join that list. The show still retains its dedicated fanbase and the recent success of the co-creators’new murder mystery,A Murder at the End of the World,could help reignite interest inThe OAfrom a new production company.
The OA
Cast
The OA is a mystery drama series that follows Prairie Johnson, who returns to her hometown after being missing for seven years with her sight mysteriously restored. As her baffling reappearance raises questions, she refrains from discussing her ordeal with authorities or family, sparking intrigue and speculation.
