The official season 5 logline says, “no longer under the thumb of mastermind criminal, Walt now assumes the role of one himself, as he and Jesse (Aaron Paul) look to build their own empire. Meanwhile, Skyler (Anna Gunn) struggles with the reality of her husband’s new role and Hank (Dean Norris) works to wrap up his investigation of Gus’ business.”
The final season of “Breaking Bad” will air in two parts. With the first part airing this summer and the second part next year. Is it Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m. ET on AMC yet?
The next season of ”Homeland” is almost upon us. But first, watch this teaser of Damien Lewis (Brody) as he stares creepily at his viewers as an idea occurs to him.
Shocker: “Spartacus” next season, War Of The Damned will be it last chapter. The creator of the series, Steven S. DeKnight wants to wrap up the series on a “high note.” Anna Hutchison, Jenna Lind and Gwendoline Taylor are joining the Starz drama’s series ensemble as series regulars.
Steven S. DeKnight promises the final season “is bigger than anything we’ve attempted. The scope and scale is just amazing. We’re dealing with massive battles between thousands of people. We hope to leave people feel satisfied.”
“Starz always does the unexpected,” says Spartacus’s creator, DeKnight. “This show has been challenged, to say the least, in many, many ways. We’ve faced many difficulties and tragedies on the show. My original plan was to attack the show in a five- to seven-season arc. Once we got into it and after Andy [Whitfield]’s passing and looking at the historical story of Spartacus, we came to the decision to basically end on a high note.”
“We certainly could have continued for a few more seasons and stretched it out, but we really wanted to end high and not feel like we were treading water – and really just condense the rest of the history into one amazing ten-episode, badass final season,” he continued. “You know, the whole show was a huge risk from the start for Starz, and it was another huge risk when I decided to try to keep the show going after Andy’s passing. Any normal studio would have just cancelled the show at that point and not risk the financial downside of it not working. But Starz, thankfully, really stuck by the show, and they really wanted it to be told all the way to the end. They didn’t want to cheat the viewers and just suddenly pull the plug. So they gave us this opportunity to wrap up the story, and we’re certainly taking that opportunity and running with it. This is by far the biggest season we’ve ever attempted.”
“I would much rather end a series with the audience wanting more than limping to the finish line, with only the die-hard fans sticking around for the wrap up,” DeKnight says. “We want to make the 10 best episodes we can. I can’t wait for everybody to see it.”
Can’t wait to watch the last season next year? Well, take a look at the trailer below.
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The final chapter, of “Spartacus: War of the Damned,” will air in January 2013 on STARZ.
“All hail the King!”
