The Western drama starring Robert Taylor as Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire will return for another season on the streaming service.
- October 31, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Netflix has proven its commitment to "Longmire". The streaming channel has renewed the Western crime drama for a fifth season after the series was canceled by A&E last year.
The announcement was made on the show's Facebook page on Friday, October 30. "We've never been one to back down from a fight. Longmire will return to Netflix for Season 5," read the post. The new season will be its fifth overall and the second one exclusive to Netflix.
We've never been one to back down from a fight. Longmire will return to Netflix for Season 5.
Posted by Longmire on� Friday, October 30, 2015
A&E canceled the show after three seasons although it drew a deserving rating of 3.52 millions. However, the series doesn't appeal to younger audience, which is the cable network's target market. Netflix swooped in and premiered the 10-episode fourth season in September.
"We want human beings to watch this show - if it has heart and soul to it, we need that piece in the Netflix family," creator John Coveny said this summer's Television Critics Assn. press tour. Exec producer Greer Shepard added, "We're mercifully with a wonderful company now that values viewers over demos and we're benefiting from that."
