It’s been four years since The OA was cancelled, but it still stings to remember. The series was really hitting its stride in season 2 when Netflix ended up pulling the plug. Even after all this time, though, fans have never given up hope.
Even the series’ cast and crew seem keen to get back onboard. Nope star Brandon Perea – who portrayed French on The OA – recently shared a tweet in which he encouraged fans to leave the door open always:
Perea made sure to give a shout out to A Murder at the End of the World, a new series by The OA creators and executive producers Brit Marling (who also starred as the titular OA) and Zal Batmanglij. He also included a screenshot of Marling responding to an Instagram comment. In the screenshot, Marling can be seen assuring fans that she also misses The OA, and she also teases that the show could come back some day, like Twin Peaks – another eclectic show which ended too soon. As we all surely know, Twin Peaks had a near 30 year hiatus between seasons 2 and 3.
Hey, if it means Perea’s still working in front of the screen in thirty years, the silver linings outweigh the wait time. The OA really shows off Perea’s acting chops – which are now thankfully being recognized by a wider audience after his scene-stealing turn in Nope.
The OA‘s also one of the very few shows that can pull that type of hiatus off. It’s never been a conventional show – again, like Twin Peaks – and Marling and Batmanglij have shown they can really pull off some very out-there ideas. Stranger things have happened.