The American mystery drama web series The OA has left viewers spellbound. It’s a perfect myriad of science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. The series’ first appearance on Netflix was on December 16, 2016. The 2 seasons, 8 episodes each, web series is created and executive produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and the series is their third collaboration. The second season aired on 22 March 2019. After the two and a half year wait, fans have been eagerly waiting for a third season this year.
About the series:
The series revolves around Prarie Johnson. She returns home after disappearance of almost 7 years, and that’s not all. She went while playing a cryptic game, and a person who was once blind has her vision restored. She now calls herself OA. The has scars all over her back and has illusions. She is reluctant in disclosing her secrets but forms a team of 5 from her neighbourhood. She narrates them the whole story and informs that she was taken to another dimension and held captive. She seeks help from them to find her captor and fellow captives.
The OA season 3
The Cast
The cast of previous seasons includes Brit Marling, Scott Wilson, Emory Cohen, Felice Smith, Alice Craig, Patrick Gibson, Brendan Mayer, Brandon, Ian Alexander, Jason Isaacs, Sharon van Etten, Paz Vega, Will Brill, Chloe Levine, and Kingsley Ben-Adir. But it remains to be seen who would make a comeback of season 3.
When will it release?
After a series of disappointing events like cancellation of Santa Clarita Diet to Designated Survivor, the platform’s latest casualty is The OA. The series is dropped just after two chapters.
The makers of the show didn’t hide their disappointments. They said they were unfortunate at the conclusion. The #SavetheOA trend on social media attempts to bring back the series to life. Fans still have fingers crossed for a new season.
Stay tuned on more such updates and releases!