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Outer Banks
2020–2026
· TV Show
· 50 min episodes
· 5 seasons
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #360
- IMDb #346
- Rotten Tomatoes #257
- Metacritic #309
- RatingGraph #277
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #230
+5 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #283
- Metacritic Critics #316
- Metacritic Audience #288
- Criticker #305
- Trakt #211
Every rating
46–83
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 46, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 83.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →On an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance.
Details
- Created by
- Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, Shannon Burke
- Studio
- Rockfish, Red Canoe Productions
- Released
- 15 April 2020
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 50 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (93) →
Awards & nominations
See all 8 →3 wins from 8 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 | Best Kick-Ass Cast | Outer Banks | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 | Best Kiss | Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow | Winner |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021 | Best Kiss | Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Male TV Star of 2020 | Chase Stokes | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Drama TV Star of 2020 | Chase Stokes | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Drama Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Bingeworthy Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Winner |
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Kiss | Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow | Winner |
| Best Kiss | Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline | Winner |
| Best Kick-Ass Cast | Outer Banks | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| The Bingeworthy Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Winner |
| The Drama Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Nominee |
| The Drama TV Star of 2020 | Chase Stokes | Nominee |
| The Male TV Star of 2020 | Chase Stokes | Nominee |
| The Show of 2020 | Outer Banks | Nominee |