Questions 'Outer Banks' Fans Want Answered in Season 3

Warning: Spoilers ahead. So many questions were left unanswered at the end of Outer Banks season 2, and fans need answers. Now that Netflix has officially renewed the series for a third season — set to premiere on February 23, 2023 — viewers are sharing what they want to see when new episodes premiere.

Outer Banks, which stars Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Rudy Pankow, Madison Bailey and Jonathan Daviss, became a phenomenon amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic after its premiere in April 2020. More than a year later, in July 2021, the show released its second season and all the loose ends from the first were finally tied up. Yes, the Pogues reunited in the OBX, John B (played by Chase) was no longer being framed for murder and Sarah (played by Madelyn) still had a lot of issues with her family.

While they didn’t exactly get the lost Royal Merchant gold, which was the focus of season 1, the Pogues did find themselves involved in a new treasure hunt with higher stakes, especially since their new mission was particularly personal for Pope (played by Jonathan).

“It hits very close to home,” Jonathan told Cosmopolitan in July 2021. “We were, in our country, going through some sensitive subjects as it comes to family, injustice and doing right by history. Being able to put that into the show with my character, and just what I’ve been through in my life, it all came from a very real, genuine place this year.”

Pope is, quite literally, shell-shocked after finding out that his family were descended by the fictional Denmark Tanny, the only Royal Merchant survivor who freed all the slaves in the Outer Banks after coming into $400 million in gold.

“Pope learns that Denmark Tanny is his great-grandfather and that he had something stolen from him and was killed because of it,” Jonathan also told the magazine.

While on the hunt for the treasure — a seven-foot-tall gilded cross — they make some enemies, including the terrifying Carla Limbery (played by Elizabeth Mitchell). In typical Outer Banks fashion, each season 2 episode is full of action, fights and the rare romantic moment between John B and Sarah. But, despite everything that went down, there was still room for questions to be left unanswered. Let’s not forget, John B’s dad — who had previously been presumed dead — is very much alive and hiding out in Barbados!

Scroll through our gallery for every question Outer Banks fans need answered during season 3.

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Will Sarah and John B Really Get Married?

While they were on the run in the Bahamas, the duo unofficially tied the knot and said their vows while on a boat out at sea. In lieu of a ring, John B ripped off a piece of his dad’s old bandana and gave it to Sarah. While they only told a few people that they were “married,” fans are wondering if the couple will really say their “I dos.”

Where Is the Cameron Family Going?

Surprise, Ward Cameron (played by Charles Esten) is alive after faking his death and running from the Outer Banks police. He and his family board a boat in the final episode and it’s revealed that he’s taking them to a private island to be a family again. Obviously, Sarah protests, but where are they really going?

Is Cleo a Pogue?

Cleo (played by Carlacia Grant) ends up on the deserted island, but is she officially a Pogue?

“It’ll be a really cool dynamic to see because the Pogues is kind of an abstract idea anyway, it’s a very broad group of people,” Madison told Entertainment Weekly. “The Outer Banks Pogues have really been established, and it’s really going to be cool to see what are Pogues like in other places, and wow, we really have so much in common.

Are JJ and Kiara Endgame?

Fans are shipping it, and the actors are teasing it!

“We’re both feisty, we’re both always down for the crazy ideas. There’s just something these two characters have inherently in common that could work,” Madison told Cosmo about their possible relationship. Rudy added, “Everything is intentional,” appearing to their possible unexplored feelings.