Is there going to be Absentia season 4? Renewal status and more

Fans have been eager to get a clear answer on whether the show will be renewed for another season after Absentia season 3. Since the story ends satisfactorily in season 3, there will be no season 4.

Taking a look at actress Stana Katic’s post, which the she posted back in 2021, she mentioned that the show is meant to be a three-season series, with no plans for another installment. 

Absentia was one of Amazon Prime’s hit shows. The makers decided not to make Season 4 because they felt the story had already come to a satisfying conclusion in Season 3. They didn’t want to stretch the plot and create a weak ending. The cancellation was based on the story, not because of low viewership. The show has a big fan base, and Stana Katic said that three seasons were sufficient for a “beautiful, complicated and wonderfully fulfilling journey.”

Stana Katic confirmed that there’s no Absentia season 4

The cancellation news isn’t new. The actress had already confirmed it in her 2021 Instagram post, where she wrote:

“Three Seasons was the perfect amount of space for a beautiful, complicated and wonderfully fulfilling journey.  We took our protagonist on the path of victim to survivor to … empowered architect of her own future, which is a journey I hope we can all have after this confounding year. And although we’ve danced with the idea of continuing the tale, “ABSENTIA" was always meant to be only 3 seasons, & I couldn’t think of a better note to end on… for any person on this planet, but especially Emily and her loved ones.”

Absentia season 4 has been cancelled, as season 3 feels like a perfect way to end 

This Amazon Prime show premiered its third and final season on July 17, 2020, and now the show has a new home as Netflix has acquired the rights for its streaming. Taking a look at Absentia’s story arc, it follows Emily Byrne (Stana Katic), an FBI agent who goes missing while chasing a serial killer and is declared dead. Six years later, she is found alive with no memory of what happened to her. 

When she returns, her life has completely changed, her husband has remarried, her son barely knows her, and the FBI is unsure if she is a victim or involved in something darker. As Emily tries to rebuild her life, new murders and secrets pull her back into danger. She uncovers criminal experiments, corruption, and people who want to use her, all while struggling with trauma and lost memories. 

In the Season 3 finale, Emily saves her family from a deadly criminal group and then fakes her own death to protect them. The world believes she died in an explosion, allowing her husband and son to live safely. But the final scene reveals that Emily is actually alive, quietly walking through a foreign city.

By the end of season 3, she chooses to stay hidden so her family can have a peaceful life, finally ending her journey with freedom. Nick and Flynn fake their deaths so they can stay safe and start over. This is why the creators felt season 3 was the perfect time to end it.