Billy the Kid: Season Three; MGM+ Renews Western Drama Series with Final Eight Episodes – Canceled + Renewed TV Shows, Ratings

by Trevor Kimball, October 2, 2024

This legendary outlaw comes back for another round. MGM+ renewed it Billy the boy TV series for a third and final season. The second season consisted of eight episodes and ended in June.

A western drama series that Billy the boy The TV show stars Tom Blyth and Daniel Webber with Eileen O’Higgins, Dakota Daulby, Sean Owen Roberts, Jonah Collier, Ryan Kennedy, Leif Nystrom, Siobhan Williams, Brendan Fletcher, Jamie Beamish, Shaun Benson, Lisa Chandler, Chad Rook and Luke Camilleri, Zak Santiago, Vincent Walsh and Nuria Vega in recurring roles. The story is based on the life of Billy the Kid (Blyth), an American outlaw also known as William H. Bonney. It follows his life from his humble Irish roots through his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger on the American frontier to his crucial role in the Lincoln County War and beyond. In the second season, Billy and his allies face off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans (Webber) and the corrupt forces of the Santa Fe Ring. When shots are fired, the conflict erupts into the bloody Lincoln County War. Amidst the struggles, Billy will fight to hold on to his soul – and the love of his life.

MGM+ revealed the following about the final eight episodes of the series:

The Lincoln County War may be officially over, but both Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett have important issues to resolve – a reckoning is at hand. Billy is still at large and Garrett wants to catch him dead or alive. And with a bounty on his head, Billy has the opportunity to leave New Mexico entirely and pursue a future with Dulcinea, the love of his life. But he has an unfinished business with Garrett, who cheated on him, and decides to stay. Meanwhile, Jesse Evans, Billy’s long-time friend, rival and enemy, also remains in Lincoln, searching for new meaning and perhaps atonement for his sins. As the final chapter of the saga comes to a close, Billy will fight like hell to finally find the justice that has long eluded him, even if it means he will die trying.

“In the second season [creator/writer] Michael Hirst, [executive producer] “Donald De Line, along with Tom Blyth and the rest of our talented cast, captivated audiences with the dramatic events that led to the infamous Lincoln County War, in which Billy fights to keep both his soul and the love of his life.” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “We are excited to bring to a close in Season 3 the naturally cinematic story of one of the most fascinating and often misunderstood figures in American history, as only MGM+ can.”

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to write the third and final season of Billy the boy and bring this gripping saga to a close,” said Hirst. “Billy was famous for many things, not least his ability to escape from seemingly impossible situations. But now that he’s the most wanted man in America, the odds are really stacked against him.”

What do you think? Did you like it? Billy the boy TV series? Are you happy to learn that the series has been renewed for a third season? Is third year a good time to end it?