Image Credit: JACKSON LEE DAVIS/NETFLIX "P4L" apparently doesn't mean forever. Outer Banks fans were heartbroken when Rudy Pankow's character, JJ, died at the end of season 4. Now that season 5 was declared to be show's last, speculation arose about how long the series was supposed to go. So, was OBX canceled after season 5? For the diehard Pogues, Hollywood Life has rounded up everything you need to know about season 5 of OBX and why it will be the last one. Did Rudy Pankow Quit 'Outer Banks'? Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix (C) 2024 No, Rudy did not leave Outer Banks.