Heavy metal animation series Metalocalypse looks like it won’t be returning to Adult Swim in the near future. Co-creator Brendan Small tweeted the news and explained that the network turned down a fifth season.
His plan was to wrap up the show with a mini series, but Adult Swim rejected the idea. As a result, Small promised that he wouldn’t leave the series unfinished.
This comes following a Metalocalypse teaser posted on Adult Swim’s website, but eventually was determined to be made up of old clips.
The last original airing was in 2013 with an hour long rock opera special called Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem.
For those complaining about lack season 5. Was a network decision- I wanted to do it as a final big mini series. They said no. True story.
— Brendon Small (@_Brendonsmall) March 14, 2015
I won’t leave MF hanging though… Don’t worry…
— Brendon Small (@_Brendonsmall) March 14, 2015