(L-R) Writer/executive producer Hank Steinberg, actors LaMonica Garrett, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan, Jocko Sims and writer/executive producer Steven Kane attend 'The Last Ship' panel, TNT at Wondercon 2016 at Los Ange (Photo : Getty Images/ Frazer Harrison)
"The Last Ship" Season 3 came to an end with a big win for Tom Chandler (Eric Dane) and the Nathan James Crew, though their victory also came with a few terrible losses.
Good news to fans, "The Last Ship" Season 4 and 5 have been confirmed by TNT. And according to CinemaBlend, the cliffhanger in the Season 3 finale will not remain unanswered for long. The next season of "The Last Ship," Season 4 will have 13 episodes just like the last two seasons.
Meanwhile, in the last episode 13 of "The Last Ship" Season 3, titled "Don't Look Back," Roberta Price (Lucy Butler) was able to survive the cast's attack on the individual regional leaders and partnered with Allison Shaw (Elisabeth Rohm) for one last attack on the Nathan James. However, Shaw, betrayed Price and escaped White House to hijack Chandler's children, ending up killing their grandfather (Bill Smitrovich) in the process.
Shaw was able to exchange the kids for Chandler, who almost killed her in his devastation over his father's death before Tex (John Pyper-Ferguson) succeeded in talking him down from it. But Chandler put Shaw down for good after Tex got shot during a crossfire and died from the wound. "The Last Ship" Season 3 finale saw Chandler resign from his post as the CNO of the James and deboarding the ship for the last time.
During an interview with TV Line, Steven Kane, "The Last Ship" showrunner opened up about the Season 3 finale. He said that all of the losses experienced by Chandler in the last episode was the "price of leadership."
Kane noted that Chandler has been there for everybody else and has not really had a shoulder to cry on or anyone to talk to, apart from a few trusted advisors, but he kind of says it himself: 'The world keeps falling apart and we keep having to fix it."
Chandler started the season as an icon on a wall, a meme for every person to see as 'the most famous man in the world.' Kane said he was seen as someone who just wants to serve, and together with his team, they wanted to take him through a journey where, by the end of it, he sort of crosses the line for himself and say, 'I need a break.'"
In the final scene, Chandler gave up his CNO status. According to Kane, they gave a lot of closure in the season with a lot of things wrapped up and there was basically a happy ending. As a result, the team behind "The Last Ship" thought it would be great to sort of leave Chandler in a place where fans wonder, 'Where is he going to be next time fans see him, when Season 4 come back? And can Chandler ever get back that feeling he had that allowed him to stay this rock for everybody for three seasons?'"
Kane also shared a juicy spoiler for "The Last Ship" Season 4, confirming that Bridget Regan will appear in the next season to retake her role as Sasha, according to the publication.
TNT has not yet released an official announcement about the premiere date for "The Last Ship" Season 4, but speculations based on the previous season schedules, episode 1 is expected to go on air in June 2017.
"The Last Ship" Season 3 aired its final episode on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Watch "The Last Ship" Season 3 Episode 13 here:
