Loudermilk Season 4 Story Revealed By Creator After Prime Video Cancelation, Major Netflix Success

Loudermilk creator Peter Farrelly reveals the plans he had for season 4 before the show’s cancelation. The dramedy ran from 2017-20, but recently it has experienced a significant comeback after its three seasons became available to stream on Netflix. It was an original series from the AT&T-owned Audience network that first landed on Prime Video for streaming. On the Amazon streamer and Audience, the show boasted a small fanbase. It wasn’t until its arrival on Netflix this year that viewers discovered the hidden gem and the show experienced a major comeback.

In an interview with Deadline, Farrelly revealed that he has long had a plan for Loudermilk season 4. He explained that season 4 sees Sam Loudermilk (Ron Livingston) finally sell his novel and start to enjoy a certain level of fame. However, while Sam makes it into the inner circles of celebrities, he is still running his addiction support group. As a result, he struggles with choosing between his celebrity lifestyle and being there for his people. Check out Farrelly’s statement below:

Loudermilk sells his book, finally, and now we cut back three-four years later, his book has come out. That takes a year. It’s a huge hit, and now Loudermilk’s on top of again. Loudermilk is back to being Loudermilk, and yet, he has to deal with these same guys, his group.

So, he’s got one foot in this celebrity world again, and he’s having lunch with Neil Young, and by the end, he has to rush back to see these guys, and it’s like how do you make that work? And it’s also the slippery slope of stardom, and it becomes Loudermilk meets Larry Sanders because you got real celebrities in there and real rock stars, and it really gets fun. My dream is to, again, have Netflix pick it up. It’s got a home there.

Over the years, I’d say, ‘Don’t worry, people are going to find this someday.’ I always knew that. I didn’t know it was going to happen last month.

Will Loudermilk Season 4 Ever Happen?

It is quite exciting to learn that Farrelly has a plan for Loudermilk season 4. However, the existence of a season 4 story arc doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen. The show has a complicated history, especially since it wasn’t canceled in the traditional way. What happened was AT&T decided to shut down Audience to set its focus on HBO Max, leaving Loudermilk and three other original series without homes. In fact, Farrelly’s show still had an unaired, completed third season when the network was cut.

Prime Video picked up the distribution rights to Loudermilk, airing the show’s third season and bringing seasons 1 and 2 onto its platform. However, the show didn’t take off on the streamer like it is now on Netflix. Hence, Prime Video gave the show’s completed seasons a home but never ordered or agreed to produce additional seasons. The show sat dormant on the platform for several years until Netflix also secured the rights to distribute its three seasons. It took off on Netflix in both Canada and the U.S., with the 6-year-old show spending weeks on Netflix’s top 10 charts.

Now, Loudermilk is gaining recognition as a hidden gem. The high-quality show that poignantly tackled addiction never quite got the audience it deserved on AT&T’s lesser-known network, with Netflix finally giving it the audience it needed. However, the streamer has only picked up the distribution rights so far, meaning there’s no confirmation it will also decide to sponsor and distribute another season. Netflix has previously saved canceled network shows, raising hope that it will take Loudermilk‘s comeback as a sign to greenlight season 4 and give the series a second life.

All three seasons of Loudermilk are available to stream on Netflix.Source: Deadline