When mentioning several of the canceled Netflix Original Series that viewers have never gotten over,The OAis high on that list. The mystery thriller created byBrit MarlingandZal Batmanglijgained a cult followingshortly after the first season premiered. The news that the show would not return for a third season was a surprise, given the major cliffhanger at the end of Season 2.Five years later, the calls to saveThe OAstill echo loudly.Brandon Pereaplayed Frenchie on the show. In a conversation withThe Hollywood Reporterwhile promoting his latest film,Twisters, Perea talked about the show’s future, which gave him his big break.
“I’m one of those people that has a feelingit’s not over,” Perea said when asked if he shares the sentiments of the show creators who have hinted that they are working toward bringing it back. He revealed that all these years later, he still keeps the door open for the show. “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 ofThe OAwhenever 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,” he said. He talked about the positivity emanated by Marling and Batmanglij aboutThe OA’s future, saying,
“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 Has the Team Behind ‘The OA’ Been Up To?
Despite the show’s ending and their hopes that it might return at some point, the cast and creatives behind it moved on to other projects that have propelled them into more success. Perea stars inTwistersalongsideGlen Powell. He also starred inJordan Peele’sNopein 2022. He will next be seen inA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyalongsideMargot RobbieandColin Farrell. Marling and Batmanglij createdA Murder at the End of the World, which, likeThe OA, Marling also acted in.Phyllis Smith(The Office) voices Sadness inInside Out 2, whileIan Alexanderhas starred inStar Trek: Discoverysince 2022.Patrick Gibsonwas recently cast to play Young Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s upcomingDexterprequel,Dexter: Original Sin.Emory Cohenstarred inFlorida Manfor Netflix in 2023.Kingsley Ben-AdirbroughtBob Marleyto life in the 2024 biopic.Jason Isaacshas been featured in several projects afterThe OA, withThe Crowded Roombeing the most recent and noteworthy.
Both seasons ofThe OAare available on Netflix.
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