Will Billy the Kid Ride Again? The Latest on Season 4’s Status
Is Billy the Kid Season 4 locked and loaded or riding into the sunset? The hit historical drama tracks Henry McCarty’s ruthless rise as he teams with Jesse Evans and the Seven Rivers Gang, leaving renewal buzz crackling like a New Mexico showdown.
Quick update for anyone following Billy the Kid: the ride is over. Even with solid viewership and a fanbase that kept showing up, MGM+ has closed the book on the series. If you were waiting on a Season 4 announcement, that announcement is that there won’t be one.
So, is Billy the Kid coming back?
Nope. The show is done after three seasons. MGM+ decided to wrap it up there, and Season 3 is the final chapter.
What happened and when?
- Status: Canceled after Season 3. No Season 4 is planned.
- Final season: Season 3 premiered Sunday, September 28, 2025, ran for 8 episodes, and serves as the end.
- Why that stings: Season 2 reportedly performed really well. Deadline noted it was "among the platform's top three most viewed original series in the network's history." That heat helped secure more episodes at the time, but it wasn’t enough to keep the show going beyond Season 3.
- Where to watch: All three seasons are streaming on MGM+.
Why the cancellation is a little surprising
Numbers were on the show's side, at least at one point. That Deadline stat isn’t nothing, and yet here we are. Streaming lineups shift, priorities change, and MGM+ has other originals to feed — from From to Godfather of Harlem, plus the newer The Emperor of Ocean Park. Sometimes even a strong performer finishes its story and bows out.
What the show covered
Created by Michael Hirst, the series plays in the 19th-century American West sandbox, tracking orphan Henry McCarty on his climb — or slide, depending on your perspective — into the legend known as Billy the Kid. It leans character-first while weaving in real history: poverty, survival, shifting loyalties, and how fast a young gunslinger can get swallowed by a violent, rapidly changing frontier.
If you’ve been along since the early episodes, you know the show digs into Billy’s uneasy alliances — including teaming up with Jesse Evans and the Seven Rivers Gang — and how those choices snowball into the outlaw life.
Who you’ve been watching
Tom Blyth leads the series as Billy, with Eileen O'Higgins, Daniel Webber, and Alex Roe among the key players. It’s a lean, lived-in cast that helped sell the mythology without turning it into a cartoon.
The bottom line
Billy the Kid delivered a complete three-season arc and then rode off. If you’ve been waiting to binge, all episodes from Seasons 1–3 are up on MGM+ now.
"Among the platform's top three most viewed original series in the network's history."