By this time, USA Network series White Collar would normally be deeply in preproduction, getting ready to start filming in March. But not this year. It’s already mid-February, and there is still no decision on the future of the buddy crime drama whose most recent fifth season ended two weeks ago. I hear there has been some communication between USA and White Collar producer Fox TV Studios but no meaningful dialogue so far. Given the way Season 5 ended — with a cliffhanger involving the abduction of Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) — it is safe to assume that there will be some sort of continuation, likely a conclusion for the series. The question is what that sixth and final installment will be. I hear the network has been mulling a short miniseries to wrap the story in the vein of Showtime’s The Big C, while the studio would prefer a traditional final season. While Collar‘s status as one of USA’s signature series would weigh in favor of the second option. All of USA’s other established series – Monk, Burn Notice (also produced by FtvS), Psych and In Plain Sight — have received a proper send-off with a final season (While USA prefers to announce the end of its series when their last seasons hit the air for tune-in reasons, all producers are told at the time of the final renewal so they can plan their shows’ end game). Moved to fall for the first time since its first season, White Collar got dinged up against in-season competition but rebounded in January when the conclusion of Season 5 averaged 2.8 million viewers in Live+Same Day, up 22% from fall, and 955,000 adults 18-49, up 32%.
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I like the miniseries idea. Love WC but it is holding Matt back. He is too good for TV.
Oh man, it does not sound good for WC!
Please get as many as possible to sign the petition for a final season if you also don’t wanna say goodbye just yet.
c’mon the season 5 was shortened because Jeff Eastin couldn’t handle the two shows at the same time, the last year they said in twitter “To produce the best season of White Collar USA will do 13 eps this season only, so the showrunner’s sked can accommodate both WC & Graceland.” https://twitter.com/TedOnTV/status/362949238067433473 seems like not everyone can be Shonda Rhimes, on the other hand, given the fact that WC new season will start in the fall there’s no need to rush the production plans, we’ve to wait till the upfronts to know for sure.
I don’t understand how it’s possible to arrive to this point and don’t know if they want/can renew a season: or it’s yes or it’s no, or they have money and willing to do, or they’ve not
ok, it can be aired in fall, but the new season has to be written and film and, if they take so long to renew it, the crew will haven’t time to do it