Emerson Phillips
Executive producer Elgin James and the stars of Mayans M.C. attended the FX biker drama’s fourth-season premiere at Goya Studios in Los Angeles on Monday night.
James shared some insights on the new season and the future of the series with Variety.
“This season, the demons are at the door,” James told Variety. “The demons are at the gate and they break in. Our characters, our actors, our crew, they bled themselves into this. It’s incredible to be on set and see. It’s overwhelming.”
James didn’t speculate on how many seasons he thought were in store for “Mayans M.C.”, but he did reveal that he has a clear idea of how the show will conclude, and he has shared his vision for the ending with members of the cast. And it does, indeed, sound like there will be a fifth season.
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“We know where it ends,” he told Variety. “I know the very last shot. So, it’s not in Season 4 so I’m just going to say, there at least has to be one more. But we know exactly where it ends and we have been headed there for a while now.”
James said he’s known the show’s ending for some time.
“I wasn’t able to verbalize it or I was too scared to verbalize it until last season,” he explained. “I was like, by the way, this is how it all ends. First, I told the actors, so they know. They know where this ends and the studio and the network are starting to get a sense of where it ends but we’ll see if it’s Season 5 or Season 15.”
Series star JD Pardo (Ezekiel ‘EZ’) told Variety that he had an idea of how “Mayans M.C.” will end but wouldn’t elaborate further.
“I will say that I am so looking forward to it,” he said. “I feel like there is no other way.”
Clayton Cardenas co-stars as EZ’s brother, Angel.
“I think we are all very happy with where it’s ending and I think the story is coming to an artistic, satisfying end. All the artists that are heavily involved, they are understanding and they also are respectful of the art that has been done already. The audience wants more but the artist knows it’s time to come out and tell a full arc. A full arc, that’s all you need.
