SYFY's WYNONNA EARP Renewed for Fourth Season

By: Jul. 23, 2018
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SYFY's WYNONNA EARP Renewed for Fourth Season

According to Entertainment Weekly, the cast and creators of WYNONNA EARP announced at their San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday that the feminist supernatural Western had already been renewed for season 4.

Based on Beau Smith's comic series of the same name, WYNONNA EARP follows the title character (played by Melanie Scrofano) who has been away from her hometown, Purgatory, for years but returns to reluctantly take on the role that Wyatt Earp's heir is destined for -- demon protector. Her task is to take out Revenants, the resurrected souls of the criminals who were taken down at one time by her great-grandfather. Wynonna teams up with sister Waverly, agent Xavier Dolls and Doc Holliday, the cursed-with-immortality best friend of Wyatt Earp, as they work to stop the Revenants from taking over Purgatory and escaping into the world. The show is based on the graphic novel series of the same name.

Wynonna Earp premiered in the United States on Syfy on April 1, 2016. The series premiered in Canada on CHCH-DT on April 4.

On July 23, 2016, the renewal for a second season was announced at the WYNONNA EARP panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Originally slated for ten episodes, the season was increased to 12 episodes in October 2016. In Canada, WYNONNA EARP moved from CHCH-DT to Space effective April 15, 2017. In anticipation of the premiere of Season 2, Space began airing Season 1 on the same date with a special double-episode series debut. Season 2 premiered simultaneously on Syfy and Space on June 9, 2017.

On July 22, 2017, David Ozer, president of IDW Entertainment, announced at the show's SDCC panel that the series had been renewed for a third season with the premiere scheduled for 2018. Space announced on the same day that it had ordered 12 episodes for a third season, together with Syfy. Andras credited Wynonna Earp's passionate fan base (nicknamed "Earpers") with gaining the renewal. Season 3 debuted with a special preview on July 16, before its official premiere on Syfy and Space on July 20, 2018 On July 21, 2018, Syfy announced at SDCC that the series had been renewed for a fourth season.



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