‘The Way Home’ Cast and Creator Tease Season 3 Time Jump, Whether Elliot’s Ex Will Appear and Hopes for a Movie

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Emily Longeretta “The Way Home” Season 2 ended with Kat (Chyler Leigh) and Jacob (Spencer Macpherson) about to walk into their home — but viewers may not see Del’s (Andie MacDowell) reaction right away. “We definitely can confirm that we do have to do a time jump, purely because of when we shoot,” co-showrunner Alexandra Clarke said during the show’s ATX TV Festival panel on Sunday, moderated by Variety. “We left them, obviously, in November of 2024, and we’re going to be shooting in August.

So yeah, we do have to, that’s just the nature of our show. We do have to jump. But TBD on how much we do cheat things and stay and pick up right where we left off, you know very similarly to how we started Season 2 and then jumped.” While the Season 2 premiere picked up with a few short scenes of winter — where Season 1 ended — the show quickly skipped ahead seven months.

As for what storylines to expect, the cast and creators stayed mum to avoid revealing any spoilers. However, when asked whether or not Elliot’s (Evan Williams) ex-wife could be introduced, co-showrunner Heather Conkie paused, then asked, “Who have you been talking to?” Leigh, who joked she isn’t told too much ahead of time because she shares things she shouldn’t, quickly responded, “Not me.

I didn’t say anything!” Clarke then noted that Elliot is “in such a strong place” at the end of Season 2 after breaking down that wall, there will be an “expansion of Elliot” in the new episodes.