Many were introduced to Kristen Bell from Veronica Mars, the mystery drama that aired from 2004 to 2007. But the actress wasn’t done with playing the title crime solver, as she and several of her co-stars returned for the theatrical film continuation released in 2014, followed by the Hulu subscription-exclusive Season 4 in 2019. Unfortunately, Veronica Mars Season 5 never ended up happening, and when I asked Enrico Colantoni, who played Veronica’s father Keith, about this, he shared a great answer with me about what creator Rob Thomas had wanted to take this saga next.
In addition to talking about his guest appearance on Suits LA and why he considers Galaxy Quest to be a “badge of honor,” Colantoni opened up about Veronica Mars when I asked him if he was content with where the show ended or if he would have liked to return for Season 5. He answered:
I’m such a fan of Rob Thomas’, and I know what he wanted to do. I would like to see him fulfill that vision. He always wanted to go back to Veronica being on her own and being the outlier and not being attached to anything. So we were hoping that after that one season on Hulu, we would have explored what that looked like, but I’m afraid that killing off a very beloved character might have shot ourselves in the foot. I would love to go back and see where his mind really wanted to end and come to fruition for him, but I don’t think he got that.
