The Waterfront name-dropped Outer Banks in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment — but could the two Netflix shows actually have a crossover?
During the premiere episode of Kevin Williamson’s new show, which premiered on Thursday, June 19, Cane (Jake Weary) asked his old flame Jenna (Humberly González) about her job at a newspaper in Atlanta.
“They asked me to write this piece about the preservation of the Outer Banks lighthouses,” she replied. “And I am dozing off just telling you about it.”
The Outer Banks mention made Us wonder if the two shows actually exist in the same universe — and whether they could overlap. Luckily, Weary, 35, and González, 33, were happy to weigh in during individual interviews with Us Weekly about a possible crossover in season 2.
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“I’ve actually never seen Outer Banks,” Weary admitted. “But maybe there are some elements that can tie us together. I don’t know [about] crossover potential but I know Kevin loves the show, so we’ll see.”
González, meanwhile, was thrilled by Us‘ pitch.
“It would be so cool to have a crossover. I think Outer Banks is maybe already done. I know that they got renewed for their last and final season,” she noted. “Is this something that they’re trying to do together?”
Outer Banks, which debuted in 2020, follows the conflict between two groups of teenagers in a coastal North Carolina town. The hit series catapulted stars Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Drew Starkey, Carlacia Grant and Austin North to fame before Netflix confirmed in November 2024 that season 5 would be the show’s last.
Williamson’s The Waterfront introduced Us to a dysfunctional family as they struggle to keep their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire afloat. In addition to Weary and González, the cast is made up of Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist, Rafael L. Silva and Danielle Campbell.
“When you read the pilot episode, you have a complicated cast of characters and they’re constantly being kind of thrown into an environment that is uncomfortable for them. That’s always interesting to see — especially in a drama,” Weary told Us. “But the thing that I really loved about reading the pilot was that it was funny and there are these moments of levity that actually made me laugh out loud. That’s that element of the show that I think is really what’s going to be the thing that brings viewers back.”
Weary, who is known for darker roles including Deran Cody in Animal Kingdom, was thrilled at the chance to have more fun on screen.
“Kevin really pushed me to smile more and be more charismatic and charming. That was something that I wasn’t used to. I had played this broody character for six years that internalized everything. Cane is very external and wears his heart on his sleeve,” he teased of his character. “That was really cool to get into that headspace and change things up a bit.”
Outer Banks and The Waterfront are currently streaming on Netflix.
