Netflix Renews ‘Longmire’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Netflix says it will develop another season of former A&E drama series Longmire.

The OTT service, which ordered season four of the modern Western series, starring Robert Taylor (pictured), after A&E canceled it in 2014 due to rising costs and an older-skewing audience, announced the fifth season pickup Friday via social media.

Netflix launched Longmire’s 10-episode fourth season on Sept. 10.

“We’ve never been one to back down from a fight. Longmire will return to Netflix for Season 5,” read a Facebook post for the series (currently displaying 24,000-plus likes).

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.