How will Rectify end? Recently, the creator and stars of the Sundance TV series spoke about the upcoming final season, Variety reports.
The drama follows Daniel Holden (Aden Young), who returns home after spending 19 years on Death Row for a murder he may or may not have committed. The cast also includes Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clemens, Clayne Crawford, Bruce McKinnon, and J. Smith-Cameron.
At the Television Critics Association summer press tour, creator Ray McKinnon said the final season will be about Daniel confronting his identity:
I think in some ways the story has been about Daniel being a conduit for the projection onto him of others. Part of the mystery and part of the tension of this season will be can Daniel become himself as he is now — not who he could have been.”
Aden Young said he didn’t mind not knowing whether Daniel did or did not commit murder:
It was a challenge. It was certainly a challenge I embraced. I didn’t think Ray was ever going to tell me. I didn’t ask him whether [Daniel] did it or not. I asked, are you going to tell me whether he did it or not. So began a philosophical discussion that lasted five years”
McKinnon did reveal there may not be full closure in the series finale:
We want the conclusion to answer all our questions, but that’s not life. And part of what we try to do with the show is reflect in a skewed way what life is.”
The final season of Rectify premieres on October 26th.
What do you think? Do you watch Rectify? How do you want the series to end?
I only hope that there is still time to reconsider the future of Rectify. Is there any hope of saving it from being cancelled? It is by far the best series in a long time. There is so much more that can be done. Please let’s see how life really unfolds for Daniel and how he lives his dreams outside his head
I only hope there is some reconsideration still left to
Continue with the series. It is by far one of the best out there and I will be sad to have it end :((
Kudos to Sundance. Courageous tv. Wished had more seasons. Anxious to see Ray McKinnon future projects. Great casting. Only complaint- new idea of extended time between seasons and short seasons, bad idea. Seems to be popular but very arrogant and no respect for fanbase. So I say