We will get at least one more season of the Rayburn family and their dark, deceitful ways.
Netflix has announced that they are renewing the dramatic thriller Bloodline for a 10-episode third season, which will hit the television streaming service in 2017:
Netflix has ordered a third season of the Netflix original series, Bloodline, from creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler (“KZK”), a dramatic thriller that centers on a family of adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother returns home. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, the ten episode third season starring Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, and Norbert Leo Butz will return to Netflix in 2017.
“Todd, Daniel, and Glenn have created a riveting family saga featuring one of the most talented ensembles in the history of television. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for the all-too-human Rayburns,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Content at Netflix.
The series returning for a Season 3 is certainly no surprise to anyone who watched Season 2, as it ended on quite the cliffhanger (don’t worry, spoiler-free).
It hasn’t been announced yet if Season 3 will be shot in the Florida Keys — and this has actually been a real concern — but it’s really hard to imagine this show without the Florida Keys being the primary setting. The setting is just such a huge part to the feel of the show and helps make the incredible cinematography. You get the beauty of the Florida Keys, but also the spooky, dark aspects the setting creates that match the storytelling perfectly.
Season 2 of Bloodline has received mixed reviews, but it certainly exceeded my expectations and left me excited for a potential third season. The Comeback’s Sean Keeley wrote about Season 2 (it’s a good read), and I thought he did a great job summarizing what Bloodline has really shown to be about through two seasons:
Ultimately, Bloodline has revealed itself to be a study of people making bad decisions, refusing to own up to the consequences, and showing us how no matter how perfectly you stack that house of cards, it will eventually come down on someone, even if it’s not the person you intended.
[Netflix]
