Stephen Merchant Says ‘The Outlaws’ Will Be Rested After Season 3
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Stephen Merchant has revealed that The Outlaws Season 3 could be the comedy crime thriller’s swansong.
The creator of the BBC/Amazon hit said “never say never” on making more but “the problem at the moment is whenever I finish a project I feel a bit burned out and need to take some time away to regroup.” He said there are no plans to make more Outlaws as it currently stands and he is instead preparing for a stand-up comedy tour and working on developing film scripts, along with exec producing Greg Daniels’ upcoming The Office spin-off. “I think this series concludes in a very nice way and hopefully might bring a tear to the eye, so if it does then that would be great,” Merchant told Deadline in the days leading up to Season 3 premiere. “I am so pleased it’s run this long.
I’ve enjoyed the cast, filming in my hometown of Bristol and dropping into this genre. It ticks a lot of boxes for me in terms of what I wanted to do with it.” Starring Christopher Walken, Eleanor Tomlinson, Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning and Merchant himself, The Outlaws follows the goings-on of a group of misfits ordered to do community service in Bristol, England, combining elements of comedy caper with crime thriller.
Season 2 featured Bad Sisters star Claes Bang as crime boss The Dean and ended with the gang coming up with an ambitious plan to plant 10 kilograms of cocaine in his car.
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