The Waterfront name-dropped Outer Banks in a blink-and-you-miss-it second — however might the 2 Netflix exhibits even have a crossover?
In the course of the premiere episode of Kevin Williamson’s new present, which premiered on Thursday, June 19, Cane (Jake Weary) requested his previous flame Jenna (Humberly González) about her job at a newspaper in Atlanta.
“They requested me to jot down this piece concerning the preservation of the Outer Banks lighthouses,” she replied. “And I’m dozing off simply telling you about it.”
The Outer Banks point out made Us surprise if the 2 exhibits truly exist in the identical universe — and whether or not they might overlap. Fortunately, Weary, 35, and González, 33, had been joyful to weigh in throughout particular person interviews with Us Weekly a few doable crossover in season 2.
“I’ve truly by no means seen Outer Banks,” Weary admitted. “However possibly there are some components that may tie us collectively. I don’t know [about] crossover potential however I do know Kevin loves the present, so we’ll see.”
González, in the meantime, was thrilled by Us‘ pitch.
“It might be so cool to have a crossover. I believe Outer Banks is possibly already completed. I do know that they bought renewed for his or her final and ultimate season,” she famous. “Is that this one thing that they’re making an attempt to do collectively?”
Outer Banks, which debuted in 2020, follows the battle between two teams of youngsters in a coastal North Carolina city. The hit sequence catapulted stars Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Drew Starkey, Carlacia Grant and Austin North to fame earlier than Netflix confirmed in November 2024 that season 5 can be the present’s final.
Williamson’s The Waterfront launched Us to a dysfunctional household as they wrestle to maintain their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire afloat. Along with Weary and González, the solid is made up of Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist, Rafael L. Silva and Danielle Campbell.
“While you learn the pilot episode, you could have an advanced solid of characters and so they’re continuously being form of thrown into an setting that’s uncomfortable for them. That’s all the time attention-grabbing to see — particularly in a drama,” Weary informed Us. “However the factor that I actually beloved about studying the pilot was that it was humorous and there are these moments of levity that truly made me chuckle out loud. That’s that factor of the present that I believe is admittedly what’s going to be the factor that brings viewers again.”
Weary, who is understood for darker roles together with Deran Cody in Animal Kingdom, was thrilled on the likelihood to have extra enjoyable on display.
“Kevin actually pushed me to smile extra and be extra charismatic and charming. That was one thing that I wasn’t used to. I had performed this broody character for six years that internalized the whole lot. Cane may be very exterior and wears his coronary heart on his sleeve,” he teased of his character. “That was actually cool to get into that headspace and alter issues up a bit.”
Outer Banks and The Waterfront are at present streaming on Netflix.
