Overview
- Creators Josh Pate, Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke told Deadline they are actively “working on the script” for a prequel commonly called Kildare, a development update published this week.
- Industry reporting says the project has recently entered formal development at Netflix, but the streamer has declined to comment so the series has not been officially greenlit.
- The prequel is planned to take place about 20 years before Outer Banks and to dramatize how Kildare Island split into the wealthy Kooks and working‑class Pogues, focusing on the parents’ generation.
- The timing follows the launch of Outer Banks season five as the creators wrap the original five‑season story and use the finished show to concentrate on potential spin‑offs under their Netflix overall deal.
- Netflix has been selective about franchise extensions in the past so the next steps to watch are internal script reception and whether Netflix moves from formal development to a full series order.