Runaways (season 3)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | Hulu |
| Original release | December 13, 2019 |
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The third and final season of the American streaming television series Runaways, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise.The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios, Marvel Television and Fake Empire Productions, with Schwartz and Savage serving as showrunners.
Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer, Gregg Sulkin, Allegra Acosta, Angel Parker, Ryan Sands, Annie Wersching, Ever Carradine, James Marsters, Brigid Brannagh, Kevin Weisman, Brittany Ishibashi, and James Yaegashi return from the fist two seaons. Clarissa Thibeaux also stars in the season, after recurring in the second.
The 10-episode season was released on December 13, 2019.
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Smoke and Mirrors" | Larry Teng | Tracy McMillan | December 13, 2019 | |
| Jonah's family place Chase, Karolina, and Janet in stasis to live out their greatest desires, though Janet eventually realizes that she is in the algorithm and tries to escape. Gert, finally fed up with Dale trying to protect her, convinces him to let her go. In turn, he teaches her how to control Old Lace more effectively. Nico has a vision of Morgan le Fay before Xavin informs her, Molly, Alex, and Leslie that Jonah and his family have possessed Victor, Stacey, Tina, and an unknown fourth individual. Catherine takes the blame for Darius' death so Geoffrey can go free. Xavin poses as Gert to distract Jonah and his family while Alex and Nico sneak into their home to find the captured. Once they find them, they're able to communicate their escape plan. Molly manages to get to Stacey long enough for her to flee. Victor and Tina return just in time for Alex and Nico to hide, but notice that something is off. Leslie begins to have labor pains. When she heads to the hospital to have an ultrasound, she discovers that her baby is part alien. | ||||||
| 25 | 2 | "The Great Escape" | Philip John | Warren Hsu Leonard | December 13, 2019 | |
| Janet and Chase discover that they can manipulate the algorithm based on their desires. Karolina is forced to watch an ailing Nico as Jonah gives her an ultimatum. As Gert prepares to leave with Old Lace, Stacey arrives to warn her and Dale about Jonah, but converts back; forcing Gert to knock her out as she and Dale flee separately. Alex and Nico learn they must retrieve the Abstract from Jonah, which they do so successfully. However, Jonah finds Nico's staff and breaks it. Tina convinces the scientists at WIZARD to develop a new vehicle for space travel while Molly and Xavin steal some alien detecting inhibitors from her. Janet and Chase manage to seep into each other's algorithm and reunite with Karolina. They find the door, but need to wait for Alex, who is trying to unlock the algorithm while Nico fights Jonah. Molly arrives and knocks him out as Xavin, Gert, and Old Lace reunite with the group. Chase and Karolina escape, but Janet chooses to stay to let them escape; becoming part of the algorithm. As the Runaways reunite at the hostel, Nico believes she is one of the aliens. | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | "Lord of Lies" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Kirk A. Moore | December 13, 2019 | |
| Xavin wants to kill Nico, but the others prevent her, as they believe she is jealous of her relationship with Karolina. Nico decides to finally destroy her staff, but gets another vision from Morgan. Catherine tells Geoffrey to contact Alex by getting his number from Tamar, who is still mad at him. Once he gets it, Geoffrey asks Alex to see his mother while the rest of the Runaways go to Nico's house to get the inhibitors to determine which of them is Jonah's son, only to later learn that they are all clear. Nico sees a photo of Tina with Morgan and visits Robert, who does not know who Morgan is. This turns out to be an illusion as the real Robert is in the hospital. Leslie meets with her mother for protection, but only gets advice. Jonah and his family continue to build their new ship, though it requires all four of them to power it. Catherine is killed by fellow inmates hired by Tamar. Just as Alex learns of his mother's death, he is revealed to be the son and takes Leslie to bargain with Jonah to stay on Earth while the Runaways watch from their hidden cameras. | ||||||
| 27 | 4 | "Rite of Thunder" | Jeremy Webb | Russ Cochrane | December 13, 2019 | |
| Leslie begins to go into labor. Instead of going to the hospital, Alex takes her to Tamar's house. Leslie secretly tells her that she is aware that something is wrong with Alex and tries contacting Karolina. Chase uses the inhibitor technology to place a coating over weapons they plan to use against Jonah and his family. He and Gert stay at the hostel while the rest of the Runaways head to Tamar's. Alex flees from Karolina and Nico while Molly and Xavin help Leslie give birth to a daughter she names Elle. They find the Abstract and head back while Xavin stays with Leslie. She learns that her prophecy meant that she was to raise Elle as her own, but Alex returns and kidnaps Elle. The Runaways face off against Jonah and his family; managing to retrieve Elle before Xavin uses the transport device to send her into space. Jonah and his family attack the Runaways, but Nico summons the Staff of One and makes them all to disappear, though she assures the others they are not dead. Morgan arrives at the hospital to awaken Robert so he can serve her. | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | "Enter the Dreamland" | Rob Hardy | Quinton Peeples | December 13, 2019 | |
| The Runaways wake up in a refurbished Hostel and meet Quinton the Great, who reveals that they are in "the thin place", which preys on their fears as they all end up in different scenarios. Karolina meets Destiny and the other sacrificed teens, who use her as bait to quell a monstrous version of Nico, though she manages to escape when she realizes that Jonah's death should have been her burden. Nico is guided by Amy to save Tina from reliving Amy's death, who identifies their surroundings as the Dark Dimension. Molly witnesses her parents happily poisoning Church of Gibborim members and escapes. Chase rescues Victor from his abusive father while Gert convinces Stacey to trust her by allowing her to feed Old Lace. Amy reveals that she is Morgan's pawn before Tina and Nico open a portal back to the real world, though the Runaways are forced to leave a still missing Alex behind. As they leave, Amy is revealed to be Quinton in disguise. The group soon learn that they have been gone for six months. | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | "Merry Meet Again" | Vanessa Parise | Ashley Wigfield | December 13, 2019 | |
| WIZARD releases a new free phone called Corvus, which seems to have a violent effect on people when it breaks. Gert befriends a WIZARD intern named Max, whom Chase quickly becomes jealous of. Karolina learns that Leslie has reformed the Church of Gibborim while Molly decides to volunteer at the Church. She finds Dale working there, but he wants to distance himself from everyone. Victor and Stacey try to recollect themselves and learn of Janet's fate. Nico meets with Tina, who tells her to stay away from Morgan. She later finds out that Robert has recovered and is dating Morgan. Geoffrey has repaired his relationship with Tamar and the two are working on a project with WIZARD. Chase, Gert, Nico, and Karolina attend a WIZARD party, where Robert introduces Morgan as the new CEO, much to Tina's anger. Gert and Chase decide to take a break while Nico takes up Morgan's offer to train under her to save Alex and breaks up with Karolina. Gert, Chase, and Karolina head back to the Hostel, where they find Molly trapped in a trance by the Corvus phone. | ||||||
| 30 | 7 | "Left-Hand Path" | Katie Eastridge | Tracy McMillan & Kendall Rogers | December 13, 2019 | |
| Karolina destroys the phone and saves Molly, but is horrified to learn that she almost hurt her friends. They make a video warning people about the phones at the church, but Morgan immediately removes it. Still upset with Leslie, Molly confides in Bodhi, a volunteer, by revealing her powers to him, unaware he's working for Morgan. Nico learns that Tina is in a psychiatric hospital and breaks her out. They return to Morgan's hotel to retrieve her grimoire, the Darkhold. Tina frees Robert from Morgan's spell so he can help find them. He successfully locates the Darkhold, uses his glasses to record the necessary pages, and hands them off to Nico before Morgan catches him and kills him. Victor and Stacey learn about the phones, but Geoffrey captures them. Karolina, Chase, and Gert run into Dale while trying to look for Molly, but Morgan's coven arrives and captures them as well. Nico returns to the Hostel to return to the Dark Dimension, only to be interrupted by Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen's arrival. | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | "Devil's Torture Chamber" | Jeff Woolnough | Warren Hsu Leonard & Stu Selonick | December 13, 2019 | |
| Tyrone and Tandy take Nico to rescue her friends, but drop the parents off at the Hollywood sign. The group returns to the Dark Dimension to locate Alex, only to end up in a decimated Los Angeles. Alex is trapped in a prison to be tortured by Darius into committing murder, but he refuses at Catherine's behest. The group run into Quinton, who guides them to the prison, but he is killed immediately afterwards by the local gangs. As they navigate their way through the prison, Tyrone learns that Gert still cares for Chase and fears losing him along with Molly and Old Lace while Tandy learns of Nico's continued devotion to Karolina. They soon face a possessed Quinton and several gunmen. Once Alex sees them in trouble, he gives in and kills Catherine; freeing himself and his friends. As they escape the Dark Dimension, Tandy sees that Alex wants his friends' powers, but he claims it was the dimension's doing. As Tandy and Tyrone leave, Molly is revealed to be in the company of Morgan's coven, who induct her into their group. | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | "The Broken Circle" | Geeta V. Patel | Russ Cochrane & Kirk A. Moore | December 13, 2019 | |
| Geoffrey spots Molly being used by Morgan and overcomes her control. He contacts the remaining Pride members to come aid him in rescuing her. While they successfully manage to do so, Tina learns that Morgan plans to combine the Dark Dimension with Earth. The Pride takes Molly back to the Hostel, where everyone learns that Morgan also plans on using her new phone service to subjugate everyone into her new army for a global takeover. Chase and Gert make up with one another while Dale uses Karolina's blood to make everyone immune to Morgan's phones. Stacey and Leslie tend to Geoffrey, who was injured during the rescue, while he has a tense conversation with Alex. Morgan arrives to force Nico to join her and tries to have the Runaways submit. However, Janet manages to knock out the Los Angeles phone service, ruining Morgan's plans. A fight breaks out, with Gert drawing a salt circle around her and Tina using her magic to finally banish Morgan back to the Dark Dimension. However, Gert is critically wounded during the fight and dies in Chase's arms, causing Old Lace to break free from the closet and roar upon discovering Gert dead. | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | "Cheat the Gallows" | Ramsey Nickell | Quinton Peeples | December 13, 2019 | |
| Three years after defeating Morgan and losing Gert, Molly is on her way to graduating Atlas, Karolina has entered a relationship with a girl named Julie, Nico has traveled abroad and mastered her magic, Alex and his family have founded Wilder Innovators, and Chase has holed himself up while trying to perfect time travel. An evil Alex from 2028 arrives to kill his friends in the past, but his version of Chase arrives to stop him. Future Chase gathers everyone, minus his past self, and travels to the day before they discovered their parents' basement and infiltrate their school to find Future Alex. They manage to capture him, with present Alex taking him back to his time so Nico can put him in prison while everyone else travels back to the fight with Morgan to rescue Gert. They successfully do so, though Future Chase is killed. All of the future Runaways disappear, hopeful for a better future. As the gang get ready for breakfast, Alex finds a note from the future mentioning Mancha as well as killing Nico before he pockets it so he can join his friends. | ||||||
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Rhenzy Feliz as Alex Wilder
- Lyrica Okano as Nico Minoru
- Virginia Gardner as Karolina Dean
- Ariela Barer as Gertrude Yorkes
- Gregg Sulkin as Chase Stein
- Allegra Acosta as Molly Hernandez
- Angel Parker as Catherine Wilder
- Ryan Sands as Geoffrey Wilder
- Annie Wersching as Leslie Ellerh Dean
- Clarissa Thibeaux as Xavin
- Brigid Brannagh as Stacey Yorkes
- Kevin Weisman as Dale Yorkes
- Brittany Ishibashi as Tina Minoru
- James Yaegashi as Robert Minoru
- Ever Carradine as Janet Stein
- James Marsters as Victor Stein
Recurring[edit]
- Elizabeth Hurley as Morgan le Fay
- Ozioma Akagha as Tamar Davis
Notable guests[edit]
- Kathleen Quinlan as Susan Ellerh
- Nicole Wolf as Destiny Gonzalez
- Scarlett Byrne as Bronwyn
- Cody Mayo as Vaughn Kaye
- Myles Bullock as Anthony "AWOL" Wall
- Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen / Dagger
- Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The first three episodes of the season were revealed in July 2019, with the episodes "Rite of Thunder" through "The Broken Circle" getting confirmed writing credits and titles in August and September 2019. The final episode, "Cheat the Gallows", was confirmed on October 3, 2019 to have been written by Quinton Peeples.[1] On March 24, 2019, Hulu renewed the series for a ten-episode third season.[2] That November, it was announced the third season would be the final one for the series.[3]
Writing[edit]
With the third season being the final one of the series, "the story [was] said to come to a natural ending point".[3] When crafting the season, Schwartz and Savage were unsure if the season would be the last for the series, so they "wanted to ensure that the finale was as satisfying as possible" and crafted it as if it was a series finale, while "hav[ing] the potential for another story out there whether it’s something that we get to see onscreen or something that lives on in the imagination of the audience." The final moments of the episode see Alex find a note from his future self, telling him to hide "Mancha" and to kill Nico; in the comics, Victor Mancha was the son of Ultron who would join the Runaways to become a hero, and Alex betrays his friends. Time travel elements are also featured in the final episode, something teased in the previous seasons, which Savage said was "in the DNA of the comics so it was something that we wanted to honor".[4]
Casting[edit]
In June 2019, Elizabeth Hurley was announced as cast in the role of Morgan le Fay for the third season.[5] Almost all of the main cast members from previous seasons reprised their role for the final season, except for Kip Pardue as Frank Dean, who was written out of the series late in season two.[6] Clarissa Thibeaux, who portrays Xavin, was promoted for the main cast for the series from her previously recurring role.[7] Scarlett Byrne also joined the cast of the series for the season as Bronwyn, a witch on Morgan le Fay's coven.[8]
Filming[edit]
Filming for the third season began on May 13, 2019.[9]
Tie-ins[edit]
Initially, Loeb had said that there were no plans to crossover across networks with the similarly themed Cloak & Dagger on Freeform, as Marvel wanted the series to find its footing before further connecting with other elements of the universe, though "You'll see things that comment on each other; we try to touch base wherever we can... things that are happening in L.A. are not exactly going to be affecting what's happening in New Orleans [where Cloak & Dagger is set]... It's being aware of it and trying to find a way [to connect] that makes sense."[10] On August 1, 2019, it was revealed that season 3 would include a crossover episode with Cloak & Dagger.[11]
Speaking to the third season, the showrunners said the series would "deepen [its] connection" to the Marvel Universe. It features the Dark Dimension, as well as the Darkhold from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[12]
Release[edit]
The third season was released on December 13, 2019,[13] and became available on Disney+, along with season two, on January 10, 2020.[14]
Reception[edit]
The third season has an approval rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 7.92/10. The website's critical consensus states, "By focusing on its strong ensemble and the character moments fans have come to love, Runaways ends its three season run on an exciting–and surprisingly introspective–high note."[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Marvel's Runaways WGA Directory". directories.wga.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb; Mitovich, Matt Webb (2019-03-24). "Runaways Renewed for Season 3 That Will 'Deepen' Ties to Marvel Universe — Watch Hulu Announcement Video". TVLine. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (2019-11-18). "'Marvel's Runaways' To End With Season 3 On Hulu". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "That 'Marvel's Runaways' series finale cliffhanger ending explained". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Boucher, Geoff; Boucher, Geoff (2019-06-05). "Marvel's 'Runaways' Adds Elizabeth Hurley As Morgan LeFay". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2019-11-19). "Kip Pardue will not return to Hulu's Marvel series 'Runaways'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Staff, Beat (2019-01-24). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Scarlett Byrne – Timeline featuring movies and other highlights from her career and personal life". www.bing.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Hulu Confirms Runaways Season 3 Has Started Filming". Marvel. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Hulu's 'Runaways' "Lives in the Same World" as Other Marvel Fare". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Boucher, Geoff; Hipes, Patrick (August 1, 2019). "Marvel Sets 'Runaways' And 'Cloak & Dagger' Crossover Episode". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Runaways Series Finale Ending Explained". ScreenRant. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik; Pedersen, Erik (2019-07-26). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For New 'Dollface' & 'Reprisal', Season 3 Of 'Marvel's Runaways'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "New on Disney Plus January 2020". Collider. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Marvel's Runaways: Season 3 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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