Summary

It ’s not always easy to terminate a serial , so some designate opt towrap thing up with a feature - length movie . Many telecasting show work up up a lot of expectancy and mystery throughout the show ’s duration , but not all of them get to correct the loose ends before the serial publication enfold up . Whether the series gets canceled after just a few seasons , or some storylines slice into the background , sometimes it ’s helpful to have a pic to eat up the story , or even follow another sluttish thread as a spin - off .

For some show , the finale movie was plan alongside the final series , allowing for more coordination between the stories and when each is released , like withPrison Break . While others are forced to wait years before they can finally answer questions that remain after the series finale , like withDeadwood . Whatever the case , wrapping up the show with a movie is often a bang-up way to fill out a seriesand give loyal fans the gag rule they involve from the original show .

10Prison Break (2005 - 2009, 2017)

Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

Prison Breakinitially melt for four seasons , from 2005 until 2009 . The show was then canceled , but a movie was greenlit to be made andair just two calendar month after the serial publication finale . Prison Break : The Final Breakwas let go in 2009 , as a way to enclose up the show . However , the show eventually did get to make another season in 2017 , which appear to have drive the last nail in the coffin , and terminate thePrison Breakseriesafter it received damaging review and the show was once again canceled .

9Timeless (2016 - 2018)

The Miracle Of Christmas (2018)

Timelessran for just two seasons after NBC canceled the show twice . Once , shortly after time of year 1 ventilate , but then the studio die back on the decision , and then again after season 2 concluded , before they then O.K. the motion-picture photography of a two - part finale to air in December 2018 . Thetwo - part finale is essentially a made - for - telly movieas the episodes aired back to back on December 20 , 2018 . The finish make out to tie up many loose ends and give a lot of the characters a good send - off , while also entrust the door open for succeeding tale to be told .

star Abigail Spencer , Timeless was a suddenly - lived clip locomotion series centered on American chronicle . Which episode catch the high-pitched rating from fans ?

8CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000 - 2015)

CSI: Immortality (2015)

CSI : Crime Scene Investigationis one of the most popular crime procedural shows ever made . Theoriginal serial publication inspired manyCSI twirl - off showswhich varied in levels of success , but the original show enjoyed 15 years on strain before concluding . The show wrapped up its 15th season in February 2015 , seven month before the two - hour serial finale , subtitledImmortalitywas released . The finale sees the team lick one last big case before the department image some big changes and the dear characters go their separate agency .

7Deadwood (2004 - 2006)

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Deadwoodwas a brief serial publication that outlined the events of a small inner circle have it off as Deadwood as it grow and developed into a townsfolk in the 1870s . The show , created by David Milch , draw inspiration and frequently reference literal historical outcome around this town in South Dakota along with fictional elements . Despite winning numerous awards and praise , the show was canceled after three season and would not return for more than 10 years , whenDeadwood : The Moviewas in conclusion let go in 2019 . Thestory cull up 10 year after the death of time of year 3and wraps up the taradiddle neatly .

6The Last Kingdom (2015 - 2022)

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

ab initio produce by the BBC , The Last Kingdomis ahistorical fiction series that moved over to Netflixafter the first season and enjoyed five seasons in sum . After the show concluded in 2022 , a feature - length sequel was produced and transmit in 2023 to conclude the report , titledSeven queen Must break . The show details a fictitious history of the final years of England being ruled over by monarchs as they war with one another , attempting to wrestle power and join the land under one drawing card . Thefilm ends with a single rule over a united England , discharge the sight for the series .

5Firefly (2002 - 2003)

Serenity (2005)

Fireflyis a space westerly drama series byBuffy the Vampirecreator , Joss Whedon . The show was set off part way through the first season but depart on to pull ahead awards and have inviolable sales when it was released on DVD , which help Whedonsecure a deal to produce a subsequence moviewith Universal Studios . Serenityessentially behave as a compressed season 2 , expanding the tarradiddle set up inFireflyand further usher in the grapheme as they contend with battle of life on their ship , navigating the political science and governance of the year 2517 .

Fans have wanted Firefly time of year 2 or a Serenity sequel for years . Here ’s why more of Joss Whedon ’s space - western is now unbelievable to happen .

4Breaking Bad (2008 - 2013)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

Breaking Badis a spectacular series from Netflix with one of the most solid conclusions to a serial of all time . Despite theending perfectly wrapping up the narrative of Walter White , the serial welcome a sequel twirl - off that followed the escapade ofJesse Pinkman inEl Camino . The flick absolutely replicates the gritty style and tone of the series and concludes Jesse ’s story in a satisfying way after the volatile ending ofBreaking Bad .

3Dead Like Me (2003 - 2004)

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

A series created by Bryan Fuller , Dead Like Medeals with a group of downhearted reapers in Seattle , Washington . In the series , the master protagonist , George , pall and is given the purpose of a reaper , helping to see souls from the worldly concern of the living to the farming of the dead . Dead Like Me : Life After Deathwas a verbatim - to - DVD sequel released in 2009 and bear on the taradiddle of the short serial publication , picking up five long time later . The motion-picture show outlines a difficult transition as the harvester are distressed with the new leadership .

2Veronica Mars (2004 - 2006, 2019)

Veronica Mars: The Movie (2014)

Veronica Marsis a stripling criminal offense drama series where the titular atomic number 82 , played by Kristen Bell , solves a variety of vitrine . The show had a dedicated fanbase , but with declining viewership , it was cancel after its third season in 2006 . In 2013 , Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas , the star of the show and the series creator , establish a political campaign on Kickstarterin the Hope of raise enough money to fund theproduction of theVeronica Marsmovie . They oversee to more than reduplicate their $ 2 million goal and the film was then released in 2014 . Hulu eventually funded a fourth season of the show in 2019 , but since then , it appears the serial publication has wrapped for unspoilt .

1ALF (1986 - 1990)

Project: ALF (1996)

ALFfollows the adventures of a fuzzy foreign life form who break apart nation on Earth and ends up abide in the house of a human folk . The serial took on a sitcom format , and when the series wrapped in 1990 , the alien was last seen fly off into space before being captured by the Alien Task Force . It was n’t until six years later , when a made - for - TV moving-picture show was released , that the narrative would be concluded . Gordon , the alien , is rescued andexposes nefarious government activity plan . He is then celebrated by humankind and granted the freedom to stay on Earth and make a life there .

Timeless Series Finale

River Tam in Serenity

Bella Ramsey as Ellie in the Last of us Season 2 Pointing a Gun in the basement of a hospital

Kristen Stewart from Veronica Mars, background characters from Firefly, Deadwood, Prison Break.

Prison Break The Final Break Screencap

Timeless The Miracle Of Christmas

Russell looks pensive as he glares at something off-screen to his left in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

David Dawson as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom

Daisy (Laura Harris), George (Ellen Muth), & Mason (Callum Blue) in Dead Like Me.

alf puppet alien creature gordon shumway