- “Survive.”
- ―The season's tagline.
Season 3 is the third and final season of Final Space.
Season 3 was first officially announced in September 2019[2] , and, similar to Season 2, consists of 13 episodes.
Season 3 premiered on March 20, 2021 on Adult Swim and on April 19, 2021 on TBS. It was released internationally on Netflix on September 16, 2021 and on HBO Max on November 13, 2021 in the United States.
The story will conclude through the graphic novel, Final Space: The Final Chapter, coming in 2024.
Season Summary[]
A month after rescuing Quinn Ergon from her prison, Gary Goodspeed, the Team Squad, and Bolo find themselves trapped within the horrific dimension of Final Space, with everything being only a question of survival. Pursued relentlessly by Invictus, the newly resurrected Lord Commander, and the Titans, all determined to capture Mooncake to become even more powerful, the Team Squad's only hope is to ally themselves with Earth's last survivor before it's too late.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Ashly Burch as Ash Graven
- Coty Galloway as Avocato
- Tika Sumpter as Quinn Ergon/Nightfall
- Olan Rogers as Gary Goodspeed, Mooncake, and Tribore Menendez
- Steven Yeun as Little Cato
- Ron Funches as Fox
- Claudia Black as Sheryl Goodspeed
- Fred Armisen as KVN
- Tom Kenny as H.U.E.
Recurring cast[]
- David Tennant as Lord Commander
- Keith David as Bolo
- Vanessa Marshall as Invictus and the Zombie Garys
- Tom Kenny as Kevin Van Newton and Time Swap Sammy
- Oscar Montoya as Quatronostro
- Olan Rogers as Biskit, David Dewinter, and Fraskenhaur
- Conan O'Brien as Clarence
- Alan Tudyk as Todd H. Watson
- John DiMaggio and Phil LaMarr as The Arachnitects
- John DiMaggio as The Arachnitects, Lizard Titan, Stan, and Tim Belts
- Christopher Judge as Oreskis
- Fred Armisen as Evil KVNs and Queen of Galang-22
- Andy Richter as Gatekeeper
- Jane Lynch as A.V.A.
Guest starring[]
- Krystal Joy Brown as Avery Ergon
- Debra Wilson as Commander Ergon
- Jasmin Savoy Brown as Evra
- Brett Driver as King of Ventrexia
- Mike Falzone as Shopkeeper
Episodes[]
The titles for all 13 episodes have been confirmed so far, all via Olan Roger's twitter and the Final Space Twitter.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Image | Title | Airdate | Director(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|
| 24 | 1 | 
|
"...And Into The Fire" | March 20, 2021 (Adult Swim) April 19, 2021 (TBS) |
Ben Bjelajac | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| After escaping a near death encounter with Invictus and being forced to abandon the Crimson Light, the Team Squad begin their quest to escape Final Space and make it back home while stranded on an unknown planet. | |||||||||
| 25 | 2 | 
|
"The Hidden Light" | March 27, 2021 (Adult Swim) April 26, 2021 (TBS) |
Juan Meza-León | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| Gary, Quinn, H.U.E. and KVN explore a ruined Paris where they meet Earth's greatest visionary roboticist Kevin Van Newton, the inventor of KVN, who may be the one person who knows how to escape Final Space. Meanwhile, the Lord Commander is back, and he wants Mooncake. | |||||||||
| 26 | 3 | 
|
"The Ventrexian" | April 3, 2021 (Adult Swim) May 3, 2021 (TBS) |
Ken Wong | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| Following his resurrection, the Lord Commander attempts to pry information about Mooncake's whereabouts out of Avocato, forcing him to relive his dark past. Meanwhile, Quinn continues to hide her sickness from Gary. | |||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 
|
"One of Us" | April 10, 2021 (Adult Swim) May 10, 2021 (TBS) |
Juan Jose Meza-León Ben Bjelajac |
Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| Gary and Quinn plan a dangerous rescue mission to save Avocato and the others from the Lord Commander. | |||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 
|
"All The Moments Lost" | April 17, 2021 (Adult Swim) May 17, 2021 (TBS) |
Ben Bjelajac | Ben Bjelajac | |||
| As the crew flees from the Lord Commander, they lighfold into the orbit of a mysterious Black Hole that threatens to crush them into oblivion. | |||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 
|
"Change is Gonna Come" | April 24, 2021 (Adult Swim) May 24, 2021 (TBS) |
Ken Wong | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| Gary and the crew race to find a cure for Quinn's Final Space poisoning, while Ash confronts Invictus. Meanwhile, Tribore and Quatronostro find out about a prophecy and journey to the great oracle Tim Belts. | |||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 
|
"The Chamber of Doubt" | May 1, 2021 (Adult Swim) May 31, 2021 (TBS) |
Ben Bjelajac | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| As an infection grows within Bolo, the crew races to help before he's lost to them forever. | |||||||||
| 31 | 8 | 
|
"Forgiveness" | May 8, 2021 (Adult Swim) June 7, 2021 (TBS) |
Juan Meza-León | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| The Team Squad reach their lowest point after losing a member. | |||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 
|
"Hyper-Transdimensional Bridge Rising" | May 15, 2021 (Adult Swim) June 14, 2021 (TBS) |
Ken Wong | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| The crew heads to Earth in an attempt to activate the Hyper-Trans Dimensional Bridge, but in order to do so they must make contact with someone on the other side of Final Space. | |||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 
|
"Until the Sky Falls" | May 22, 2021 (Adult Swim) June 21, 2021 (TBS) |
Ben Bjelajac | Ben Bjelajac | |||
| Gary and Quinn go on a perilous mission to activate the Titan killing apparatus, while Avocato races to stop the Lord Commander's ultimate transformation. | |||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 
|
"The Dead Speak" | May 29, 2021 (Adult Swim) June 28, 2021 (TBS) |
Juan Meza-León | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| The crew fight to survive a ship-wide invasion of possessed Garys. | |||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 
|
"The Leaving" | June 7, 2021 (Adult Swim) July 5, 2021 (TBS) |
Ken Wong | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| Long held secrets are revealed that will change the Team Squad forever. | |||||||||
| 36 | 13 | 
|
"The Devil's Den" | June 14, 2021 (Adult Swim) July 12, 2021 (TBS) |
Ben Bjelajac | Olan Rogers David Sacks | |||
| A shattered Team Squad is left reeling as Gary and Avocato travel into Invictus' inner sanctum for the final showdown. | |||||||||
Production[]
Season 3 was greenlit one week before the finale of Season 2.[3] It was officially announced by Olan Rogers on September 30, 2019.
On November 5, 2019, Olan Rogers posted a tweet with the caption "Making a mood board for SOM3THING", followed by a collage of surreal, cosmic horror sci-fi art, likely an indication of the tone Season 3 would have. [4]
On November 30, 2019, Olan Rogers announced via social media that writing for the season had begun. [5] Said writing has finally concluded on June 24, 2020. [6]
On December 5, 2019, Olan Rogers unveiled the transcript of the first episode for Season 3, revealing its name to be "...And Into The Fire". [7] He later unveiled the transcripts for "The Hidden Light" [8] and "The Ventrexian" [9].
On October 23, 2020, it was announced that the season had entered "post-production", and animation on the episodes would begin. [10] [11]
On January 13, 2021, Olan Rogers announced that a release date for the season was officially selected [12] and would be announced in the "middle of [February]". [13]
On February 7, 2021, it was announced by Olan Rogers that the official trailer, as well as the season's fourth and fifth episodes were officially finalized. [14]
On February 16, 2021, the season's premiere date and the show's launch date for HBO Max, were revealed, starting with the release of the season's official trailer. [15]
On May 24, 2021, Olan Rogers announced that mixing for the final episode was completed, and Season 3's production had officially concluded. [16]
On September 10, 2021, Olan Rogers announced in his YouTube channel that Season 3 would be the last season of the show, but he would love to continue the show if another network picked it up. [17]
On April 24, 2023, Olan Rogers announced that the story after Season 3 will be continued in a graphic novel that will come out sometime in 2024
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- With the upcoming release of Final Space: The Final Chapter, Season 3 will be the only season of the series which continuity is through a different medium.
- The show was planned to have five or six seasons, but due to the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger, the show was cancelled after this season. The announcement of the cancellation got the show trending on Twitter with over 14.000 tweets[18] and more than 11.000 signs in Charge.org demading it's renewal. [19]
- It's the only season of the series to not get a DVD or Blu-ray release. It was available in digital platforms and the streaming services Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max until June 2022.
- This is the first season of the series to not include Shelby Merry as a composer, due to her pursuing other opportunities. Instead, composers Andrew Goodwin (also composer of Seasons 1 and 2), Casey Edwards [20], and Dodie Clark [21], would replace her. [22]
- Season 1 composer Jake Sidwell would also be returning this season, after being unable to compose for Season 2 due to health issues.
- This is the first season of Final Space that would not be simulcast on TBS.
- Olan Rogers has stated multiple times that Season 3 is his personal favorite season of the series, going as far as to say that he has seven favorite episodes in the third season.
- Prior to the first look teaser release date, this is the season's teaser poster was first released on October 16, 2020.
- The first few images of the season were released in November 6, 2020, and the first look video was originally dropped by Christmas 2020 as well as it is confirmed that will be made available to HBO Max for the first two seasons. [23]
- The last few images of the season were released on November 26, 2020, two days ago after the first images.
- The season's first look teaser was first released exclusively by Olan Rogers, Adult Swim, and Comicbook.com on December 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM. [24]
- Olan Rogers later unlisted his upload of the teaser to push more attention on Adult Swim's teaser. [25]
External Links[]
- Season 3 on Amazon
- Season 3 on Google Play
- Season 3 on iTunes
- Season 3 on Microsoft Store
- Season 3 on Vudu
References[]
- ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/final-space-s3-blasts-onto-adult-swim-march-20/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1178840432416972805
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalSpace/comments/kyutix/official_season_3_update_8/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1191586299297222657
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1197247057255251969
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1275666828308688897
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1202750940450672646
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1208431512036622338
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1219115214605471744
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1319730540124106752
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1312126690051538944
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1349408830875004929
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1355244402516447235
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1358214880541634560
- ↑ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/final-space-season-3-trailer-release-date-released/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1396910150649212928
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFg3ljZF2kA&t=1s&ab_channel=OlanRogers
- ↑ https://twitter.com/disneygirl103/status/1436488383300313088?s=20
- ↑ https://www.change.org/p/adult-swim-and-tbs-renew-final-space?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=99747c70-12c8-11ec-9d55-bd1d92449ef2
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1344809391740968961
- ↑ https://twitter.com/doddleoddle/status/1350942516216999939
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1295928193128361984
- ↑ https://twitter.com/FinalSpace/status/1324940805132333056
- ↑ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/final-space-season-3-teaser-trailer-released/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/OlanRogers/status/1340125035093131266