Fans of HBO’s western drama “Deadwood” and FX’s crime drama “The Shield” can rest a little bit easier tonight. Both shows have been renewed for new seasons… kind of.
In lieu of the third (and final) season of “Deadwood,” creator David Milch made a deal with HBO to produce two, two-hour movies that would act as a way of conveniently wrapping up the series set to air following the new 13 episodes of the show this summer. According to the source, Milch was actually offered a six episode fourth season, but he turned it down in favor of the four-hour wrap-up.
Meanwhile, TV Guide is reporting that a sixth season of “The Shield” has been greenlit to go into production following the filming of the final ten, season five episodes slated for early 2007. This is actually bad news for fans of the show, who have finally come to cope with the fact that their favorite show is finally ending. Is there really enough story here to continue the series? I think not. Following the death of Curtis Lemansky at the end of season five, I can’t imagine creator Shawn Ryan not wanting to finish up the drama before it gets out of hand.
