WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Into the Badlands that may influence your enjoyment in discovering the plotlines. Read at your own risk.
Into the Badlands is done on AMC as the show aired its finale episode last Monday, May 6. Since the confirmation of its cancellation, however, fans have been campaigning for the series to be picked up for season 4 on a different platform, such as Netflix.
According to Screen Rant, it's possible Into the Badlands season 4 may get another life on the popular streaming platform because of its dedicated fanbase. Even the cast and crew have been reposting their #SaveTheBadlands campaign on social media to gain more attention from the TV bosses.
Incidentally, the earlier seasons of Into the Badlands are already streaming on Netflix. In a few weeks, the second half of season 3 will also be launched on the platform as well. There is an audience for Into the Badlands on Netflix. Will the streaming giant consider acquiring the show as one of its originals then?
AMC announced earlier this year that Into the Badlands season 3 would be its last. Its ratings failed to impress the network bosses, but Alfred Gough and Miles Millar remain grateful because they didn't think AMC would pick up the series in the first place.
"We would have bet against it, for sure. The show ended up being the most satisfying experience of our career," Millar told Deadline. Indeed, there was nothing quite like this series that spliced stories about ninjas, warlords, magic with stories about parenting, duties, and deceptions.
The creators of Into the Badlands also revealed via IndieWire that they had discussions with AMC to continue the story on a different format. If not as a TV show, Into the Badlands, may have comic book releases or an animated show in the future.
Meanwhile, the martial arts drama would have a completely different direction had Into the Badlands season 4 been renewed, as hinted in the finale. The final episode ended with Eli (played by Thom Ashley) finding an item near the meridian chamber, which was revealed to be a gun.
As fans are aware, guns were outlawed in the history of Into the Badlands; thus the fighters have been defending themselves using martial arts, swords, and bows. But that final scene revelation should have introduced a new dynamic to Into the Badlands season 4.
