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Dana Terrace’s The Owl House is one of the most highly lauded fantasy horror-comedy animated TV series, which has a rating of 8.4 on IMDB and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 92% Average Audience Score.
With a vast audience demographic, the series has garnered a lot of fame for its LGBTQ+ representation, amazing protagonist, and unique worldbuilding that string together an enthralling series.
Its long-awaited return with the third installment of the original series sparked a lot of hype among fans worldwide. Luz and her friends’ adventures filled with surprises, constant waves of laughter, and bittersweet moments were everything that fans had set their eyes on before the release of season 3.
Moreover, due to the good reception from the audience that the series has accumulated over time, fans expect the show to have the green light for a fourth season.
However, fans might have some bad news regarding the series getting a sequel as it remains quite challenging to gauge the renewal chances of The Owl House.
Dana Terrace breaks silence on The Owl House season 4's cancelation
After season 2’s grand finale episode, titled King’s Tide, the excitement for the third installment of the series was inevitable. Fans couldn’t stop themselves from speculating about the upcoming events, wondering how Luz and her friends would make it to the demon realm to save the Boiling Isles from the tyranny of Emperor Belos and the Collector.
The Owl House released the first episode of season 3, titled Thanks To Them, on October 15, 2022, at 9 pm EST on Disney Channel’s YouTube channel and Disney XD. After a brief hiatus, the second episode, For the Future, was released on January 21, 2023.
However, it has been announced that The Owl House season 3 will mark the end of the series. As a result, fans will have to bid farewell to their favorite characters after the release of episode 3, which will be the grand finale. Unlike the 19 to 21-minute episodes, fans were caught off guard by the 44-minute-long specials.
As the final season seemed a bit rushed, fans were left sad and annoyed with their favorite series coming to an end, despite the excitement for the third episode. Moreover, Dana Terrace, the original creator of The Owl House, faced a lot of trouble during the initial run of the series.
On Reddit's Ask Me Anything, Dana broke her silence on whether the series got banned because of its LGBTQ+ representation:
"While we have had issues airing in a few countries (and are just straight up banned in a few more) I'm not gonna assume bad faith against the people I work with in LA."
After being asked if it was a covid/budget-related reason, Dana said:
"Every show had to tighten their belts. Budgets were constrained and episodes were cut across the board. But we took the biggest bullet and I wasn't given the option of a 'season 4 when parks open again.'"
She continued:
"They just wanted to be done with TOH and this was the perfect chance to do that. Even getting the consolation s3 episodes was difficult, apparently. Hard to say, I wasn't allowed to be a part of any conversations until I was just... Told. Wasn't even allowed to present my case. LOVE the transparency and openness here (this is sarcasm)."
Dana also revealed the reason for holding Disney and higher-ups involved in the project to be responsible for the series cancellation:
"At the end of the day, there are a few business people who oversee what fits into the Disney brand and one day one of those guys decided TOH didn't fit that "brand". The story is serialized (BARELY compared to any average anime lmao), our audience skews older, and that just didn't fit this one guy's tastes. That's it! Ain't that wild? Really grinds my guts, boils my brain, kicks my shins, all the things. It sucks but it is what it is."
It was heartbreaking for fans to learn what Dana had to go through. However, as it is hard to bid goodbyes to their favorite series, fans have started two petitions on Change.org. The first one, titled “Don't Stop Making The Owl House - Diversity is Important!” calls out Disney to continue production of The Owl House.
The second petition, “Greenlight THE OWL HOUSE Season 4,” also has the same demands. Both the petitions are just moments away from their goals, and fans expect that The Owl House Season 4 and beyond will eventually get approved for production in time.
