Alberta filmed Billy the Kid, is returning for a third season.
According to MGM+, the eight-episode third season will be the final chapter of the western adventure drama, which stars Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes).
In the announcement of a new season, MGM+ shared what is to come in the new season.
"The Lincoln County War may be officially over, but both Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett have important issues to resolve — there is a reckoning to come. Billy is still at large, and Garrett is out to capture him, dead or alive. And with a bounty on his head, Billy has the opportunity to quit New Mexico altogether and pursue a future with Dulcinea, the love of his life. But he has unfinished business with Garrett, who has betrayed him and decides to stay. Meanwhile, Jesse Evans, Billy’s longtime friend, rival, and enemy, also remains in Lincoln, searching for a newfound purpose and perhaps atonement for his sins. As the final chapter in the saga comes to a close, Billy will fight like hell to try to finally find the justice that has long eluded him, even if it means he’ll die trying."
For the third season, executive producers Donald De Line (De Line Pictures), Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey (Amblin Television) will reunite with creator, writer, and executive producer Michael Hirst (Vikings, The Tudors, Elizabeth).
“In Season Two, Michael Hirst, Donald De Line, along with Tom Blyth and the rest of our talented cast, captivated audiences with the dramatic events leading to the infamous Lincoln County War, during which Billy is struggling to hang on to both his soul and the love of his life,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. "In Season Three, we are excited to bring the naturally cinematic story of one of American history’s most fascinating, and often misunderstood, characters to its conclusion, as only MGM+ can.”
Parts of previous seasons were filmed in Kananaskis Country and Calgary. In April 2022, Billy the Kid's first season premiered, with season two premiering in October 2023. Watch the season two trailer below.
If you would like to watch Billy the Kid, it is streamable on Paramount+.
The Thicket, which is produced by TUBI Movies and Nomadic Pictures, hit movie theatres on September 6. It was shot at the 2023 Global Production Award-winning CL Western Town and Alberta Farms standing sets, as well as among the rocky mountains of Kananaskis.
Airdrie's surrounding area is home to multiple other scenes from popular movies and series like The Last of Us, Under the Banner of Heaven and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
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