Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter star in the Disney channel series 'Girl Meets World.' (Photo : YouTube/Promos and Previews)
"Girl Meets World" Season 4 ended on Friday night with an episode that served as the finale for the entire franchise.
In "Girl Meets Goodbye," Topanga (Danielle Fischel) made the difficult decision to not accept her job offer in London, and instead stay at her coffee house. This just paved the way for a possible renewal for the series, but most likely not on Disney Channel anymore.
Following the finale episode, series creator Michael Jacobs told Deadline that it was a tough call for Topanga to make that decision, but she did so with her family in mind.
"Topanga is an incredibly strong decision maker. Anybody who gives up Yale for a fictional college because she loves Cory Matthews, is not going to uproot her family for Trafalgar Square. But the main point of the story was that she found her own bay window right where she was," he said.
Meanwhile, Jacobs explained his decision to write the finale in such a way that it was really a conclusion for the franchise. When they filmed "Girl Meets Goodbye," the fate of "Girl Meets World" has not yet been sealed.
However, Jacobs already realized that most shows on Disney Channel end after three seasons, and they were already lucky enough to have been picked up for Season 4.
"The last thing I would want for a loyal audience would be to leave over 200 episodes of a franchise unfinished. But I also wanted the possible finish line to have obvious space to keep going. I hope we did that," he said.
A few days after "Girl Meets World" was officially cancelled by the Disney Channel, Jacobs told TV Line that there are early talks for a possible pickup but on a different network.
The series creator revealed that there are some networks who are excited to have "Girl Meets World" on board because of its loyal fans. Unfortunately, it is still unclear when Season 5 will be released, and if it will really be a go.
"Girl Meets World" Season 4 aired its 20th and final episode on Friday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. EST on Disney Channel.
