Stephen Amell Shares Plans For Cancelled Heels Season 3

Two years after the present’s cancellation, the plans for Heels season 3 are revealed by star Stephen Amell. Debuting in August 2021 on Starz, the sports activities drama explored the world of the DWL, knowledgeable wrestling promotion in a small Georgia city, by centering on the extreme rivalry between brothers Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig) as they conflict after their father’s loss of life.

Regardless of constructive opinions, with a 94% general rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a bevy of wrestler cameos alongside the Heels forged, the Michael Waldron-created collection was canceled in September 2023 alongside a number of different Starz originals. Extra not too long ago, the present has been added to Netflix, and has obtained an uptick in visibility. That has helped to resume requires the Georgia-set drama to get revived.

Throughout the Arrowverse Heroes panel at Motor Metropolis Comedian Con, which was moderated by Joe Deckelmeier for ScreenRant, the star of Arrow and Fits LA was requested about the way forward for Heels. The actor displays on the present’s two-season run. He additionally says that he hoped there could be 4 or 5 seasons of the collection.

In his response, which is included under, Amell reveals {that a} potential Heels season 3 would have featured a time leap and brought a flip with Jack leaving Duffy and transferring on to the “huge leagues.” Although season 1 was primarily targeted on Duffy, Amell previews that the third installment would have widened its scope past the small city:

Stephen Amell: Oh, I believe it could have been nice to do 4 or 5 seasons of the present. I do know that our present showrunner for the second season, Mike O’Malley, had an concept that the third season would really leap ahead just a little bit in time. I believe that general, the thought with my character, with Jack, is that he finally will get to the massive leagues, so he finally does get out of Duffy. I believe that the primary two seasons have been imagined to be primarily in Duffy, and that we might have then expanded the universe after. Alas.

By the ending of Heels season 1, it is clear that WWE exists inside the world of the present. However the Starz collection would probably create its personal fictional model of a fictional main wrestling promotion. In any case, Amell’s feedback align with what showrunner and actor Mike O’Malley has talked about about Jack coping with the damage he sustained in what finally grew to become the present’s ultimate episode.

When it comes to whether or not the sports activities drama has an opportunity of getting revived, O’Malley and Amell have been amongst these talking positively concerning the risk, however there was no concrete information on that entrance. Nonetheless, there was optimism due to its presence on Netflix. Earlier this yr, the streamer grew to become the worldwide residence for WWE. It additionally airs WWE Uncooked within the U.S. and abroad, making Heels a pure companion.

Waldron, who’s the author for Avengers: Doomsday, was requested concerning the possibilities of Heels getting revived. He struck a word of optimism, saying that the possibility will stay viable as long as Heels finds an viewers and a second streaming life, the way in which different comedies and dramas have.