Having a whole season released in one go is a two edged sword. On the one hand, fans could binge watch Longmire on the same day it was released, on the other hand, they’ll have around 364 days of wait for the next season. If there’s a next season.

Much to the delight of fans, the fifth season of Longmire was immediately confirmed by Netflix almost after the fourth season was released.

Even though Longmire producers were not sure of a fifth season renewal with Netflix, the fourth season of Longmire ended with huge cliffhangers, and as Lou Diamond Phillips stated in his interview with Variety, it just shows Longmire producers’ faith in Netflix when they decided on the cliffhangers.

There were a couple of cliffhangers in Longmire’s fourth season finale. Henry Standing Bear shot at Walker and was the cause for his arrest. Walt was finally enjoying some precious intimate time with Donna when an intruder came crashing through the door.

Since it has only been a couple of months since the fourth season of Longmire was released by Netflix, it is not surprising that information regarding the fifth season is kept under wraps – that is if it is already in the works. It is very much possible that with the grueling and uncertain year they had, the cast and crew of Longmire are taking a much needed and well deserved break.

The fans, cast, and crew of Longmire have had a very stressful year with the show being cancelled by their original network, A&E after the network cited that the series was not catering to their target demographics. It was a tense several months of searching for a new network before Netflix picked up the show for a fourth season.

Longmire is based on the ‘Walt Longmire Mysteries’ mystery novels by Craig Johnson. It tells the story of Absaroka County sheriff, Walt Longmire, who seemed unable to move on with life after the death of his wife.