EXCLUSIVE:Stephen Merchanthas revealed thatThe OutlawsSeason 3 could be the comedy crime thrillers swansong.
I am so pleased its run this long.
Ive enjoyed the cast, filming in my hometown of Bristol and dropping into this genre.
Jessica Gunning & Stephen Merchant in ‘The Outlaws’James Pardon / ©Amazon/BBC / Courtesy Everett Collection
It ticks a lot of boxes for me in terms of what I wanted to do with it.
Big Talk Studios is producer and BBC Studios distributes internationally.
I definitely learned to collaborate more so it wasnt all me.
Jessica Gunning in Baby ReindeerEd Miller/Netflix
I like wearing lots of hats but have always been quite keen to collaborate.
Aside from that, the tone has remained fairly consistent.
The mix of humor and crime thriller was slightly less familiar years ago.
For Season 3, she joined the episode five writers room and recentlyheaped praiseon Merchants methods.
I didnt have one change, she dialed into the character straight away, he added.
It is hard to know how fictionalizedBaby Reindeeris.
But fiction always draws on real-life experiences, so it is a constant tightrope.
Merchant is now relishing some time on the stand-up circuit away from the hustle and bustle of TV sets.
The spin-off reflects the current penchant in both the U.S. and UK for sitcoms.
Merchant urged networks to give this new era of sitcoms time to develop.
Sitcoms need their breathing space to find an audience, he explained.
The problem is whether streamers and networks will allow that time.
The Outlawslaunches on May 31.
A London press screening is taking place this afternoon.
