News broke in June that season four of "HSMTMTS" is the final season of the show. But creator Federle talked about the future of "HSMTMTS" in an interview with Screen Rant published on Aug. 2. When asked if we could see the characters in a new way in the future, he said, "Yes, of course — in a 'never say never' way." He continued, "Right now, we're all really focused on Aug. 9. I want season four to be our biggest season ever."
Federle said that the former president of the Disney Channel told him that they tried to reboot "High School Musical" and couldn't figure it out. "I feel very lucky that I apparently had a take that worked, but who knows what's going to happen in 5 years?" he said. "10 years? College? There are a lot of different places we could take these characters, but for now, they're definitely graduating from high school, and I hope the audience tunes in and graduates with us."
As for why the show is ending now, he said, "Creatively, because [Ricky] was graduating, and because there are some couples and romances that finally start to come together this season where I was like, 'I don't want to see this get ruined.' But also, creatively, because I have multiple showrunner friends whose shows end on a cliffhanger, and they don't get renewed, and the fans are upset, and the cast is upset." Federle further explained, "I really felt like, as a tribute to Disney and the fans and this incredible cast and crew, that we ought to go out on our terms. I think, if you watch season 4 to the end, and I hope people do, they'll see that we really tried to thank everyone on screen and also wrap this thing up and graduate."
Bassett told Teen Vogue in an interview published on Aug. 2 that when the cast found out season four would revolve around "High School Musical 3," they sensed it was the end because that movie is about graduation. "As things went on and the scripts kept coming out, I think we all felt like, 'This is it,'" he said. "So lots of tears and just a beautiful time, we wrapped it up really nicely."
