{"id":103365,"date":"2024-06-07T20:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/charles-esten-pitches-how-his-character-could-return-to-outer-banks\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:09:21","slug":"charles-esten-pitches-how-his-character-could-return-to-outer-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/charles-esten-pitches-how-his-character-could-return-to-outer-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Esten Pitches How His Character Could Return to \u2018Outer Banks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Don\u2019t count <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/charles-esten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Charles Esten<\/strong><\/a> out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/outer-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Outer Banks<\/i><\/a> universe just yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The actor, 58, bid farewell to the series when his character Ward fell off of a cliff at the end of season 3 \u2014 but he\u2019s got a pitch for how he could sneakily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/chase-stokes-begs-fans-to-avoid-sharing-outer-banks-spoilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">return to the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHow about \u2014 and I\u2019m just pitching this to the producers \u2014 his long lost even more evil twin,\u201d Esten quipped to<i> Us Weekly<\/i> exclusively while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/drew-baldridge-breaks-down-the-feeling-of-going-viral-overnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attending CMA Fest<\/a> on Friday, June 7, in Nashville. \u201cI could have a pencil thin mustache.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He added, \u201cAll kidding aside, they\u2019re just about to complete the fourth season. \u2026 It was very difficult not being there with them. \u2026 I know it\u2019s gonna be special.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/outer-banks-season-4-everything-to-know-about-the-netflix-show\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/outer-banks-season-4-everything-to-know-about-the-netflix-show\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018Outer Banks\u2019 Casts 5 Recurring Guest Stars for Season 4<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOuter Banks received a season 4 renewal days before new episodes debuted on Netflix \u2014 and the adventure is just getting started. Before season 3 premiered in February 2023, the cast confirmed there would be more episodes while celebrating the show at a fan event. That same month, creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Esten noted that he was \u201cglad\u201d Ward met his demise, explaining that the plot would have gotten stale if the villainous character had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/outer-banks-casts-quotes-on-filming-sex-kissing-scenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overstayed his welcome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t want to be, in the end, the bad guy that sort of hung around forever,\u201d he told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cAfter a while, you\u2019re not that intimidating at all\u2026 and the way that it did end, I thought, was very poetic, very moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3628449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Charles Esten Pitches How He Wants to Return to Outer Banks\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-2.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jackson Lee Davis\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now that he\u2019s exited the teen drama, Esten is focusing on his upcoming music tour,\u00a0 which will see him traveling across the country performing in venues from Connecticut to Wisconsin. The actor and performer released his album<i> Love Ain\u2019t Pretty <\/i>in January and shared with <i>Us <\/i>how excited he is about this new chapter in his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAll these things came to me later in life,\u201d he explained. \u201cAll my contemporaries are now winding down their careers \u2026 I\u2019m just starting. But that feels great to me. It\u2019s nice to be at the foot of another mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3628448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Charles Esten Pitches How He Wants to Return to Outer Banks\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Charles-Esten-Pitches-How-He-Wants-to-Return-to-Outer-Banks-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jackson Lee Davis\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Esten credited his starring role as country singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hayden-panettiere-says-nashville-story-lines-mirrored-her-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deacon Claybourne on <i>Nashville<\/i> <\/a>for propelling his music career forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c\u200b\u200bI could have never imagined a show like <i>Nashville<\/i> bringing me to Nashville, reopening this musical career,\u201d he shared. \u201cI started out as a musician, as a singer songwriter in college. It was a long circuitous route, but in the end, I always feel like I\u2019m where I\u2019m meant to be. And that\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Reporting by Jeremy Parsons<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/charles-esten-pitches-how-his-character-could-return-to-outer-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t count Charles Esten out of the Outer Banks universe just yet. The actor, 58, bid farewell to the series when his character Ward fell off of a cliff at the end of season 3 \u2014 but he\u2019s got a pitch for how he could sneakily return to the show. \u201cHow about \u2014 and I\u2019m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}