Summary
- Loudermilk, an irreverent music-based dramedy series, has gained popularity since streaming on Netflix in 2024.
- Cutter, a beloved character from Season 1, abruptly departed the show due to the actor’s real-life battle with substance abuse.
- There are hopes and plans for Cutter to return in Loudermilk Season 4, potentially focusing on his return and subsequent sobriety.
Created by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Mort, Loudermilk is an irreverent music-based dramedy series that debuted on the Audience Network in 2017. Following the first two seasons, the show changed networks to Prime Video for its third and final season in 2020. Now available to stream on Netflix, where the show has found new life after reaching the top of the most-watched TV shows, Loudermilk continues to increase its popularity in 2024.
The show’s title refers to Sam Loudermilk (Ron Livingston), an acerbic recovering alcoholic and former music critic living in Seattle, Washington. As Sam laments his career failures, he takes a job as a drug rehab counselor who gives terrible advice while insulting his clients. Over time, Loudermilk finds redemption by helping the members of his support group, including Cutter (Danny Wattley), a beloved character who abruptly departed the show after Season 1 and has never been seen since. Cutter’s sudden absence has left fans wondering what happened to the character and why he departed the show. Not only do the answers lie ahead, but recent news suggests Cutter is poised for a return to Loudermilk Season 4.
Loudermilk
- Release Date
- October 17, 2017
- Seasons
- 3
3 Who is Cutter in Loudermilk?
Portrayed by Danny Wattley in the compelling music dramedy series, Cutter is a dedicated member of Sam Loudermilk’s substance abuse support group who had a memorable supporting role in Season 1. Apart from focusing on maintaining his sobriety, Cutter’s primary arc involved befriending the addict and new support group member Tom Blitt (Brendan McNamara), taking him under his wing, and ensuring he remains clean and sober.
Alas, Cutter’s sadomasochistic treatment of his mentee turns Tom’s life into a nightmare that only gets worse when Loudermilk declines to help. No matter what aggressive methods Cutter uses to get Tom to remain sober, Tom cannot escape the abuse and ends up worse for wear psychologically. Thanks to the humorous intensity of Wattley’s performance, Cutter became an instant fan-favorite by the middle of Loudermilk’s first season.
2 Why is Cutter Missing From Loudermilk Season 2?
Following Cutter’s storyline with Tom Blitt in the fourth and fifth episodes of Loudermilk Season 1, the character began to appear on the show less and less. By the time Season 2 of Loudermilk returned to the Audience Network in October 2018, Cutter had suddenly vanished from the show altogether, leaving many to wonder what happened to the character. According to showrunner Peter Farrelly in a 2020 interview with Deadline, Cutter left the show due to Danny Wattley’s real-life battle with substance abuse.
Farrelly partially attributed Wattley’s substance abuse issues to the success of Loudermilk Season 1, telling the trade that Wattley, “Fell off the wagon in real life.” While the show is about drug abuse and the quest for sobriety, the producers felt inviting Wattley back for Seasons 2 and 3 of Loudermilk was in nobody’s best interest. Once the decision was made, Wattley left the show to focus on his recovery.
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Fortunately, Farrelly gave fans a bit of good news by telling readers that Wattley has undergone rehab and is currently sober. Farrelly even teased the potential return of Cutter in Loudermilk Season 4, which would directly dovetail into Wattley’s off-screen battles in a kind of therapeutic art-imitates-life storyline. While drug addiction and substance abuse are no laughing matter, Farrelly and the Loudermilk writers have a timely opportunity to turn a real-life tragedy into a profound teaching moment for an entire fanbase in Season 4.
1 Will Cutter Return to Loudermilk in Season 4?
As of February 2024, the fourth season of Loudermilk has yet to be officially confirmed or denied. According to Farrelly, the producers of the popular dramedy are actively seeking a new network to host the latest season. Considering how popular the show has become since its addition to Netflix in January 2024, it would not be a surprise to see the network pick up the show for Season 4. Nothing is set in stone at this point, but if Loudermilk is officially renewed for a fourth season, retaining a massive Netflix audience would be a serious boon for Farrelly and company.
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Meanwhile, if Loudermilk Season 4 does get made on Netflix or another network, the inspirational return of Cutter appears to be one of the narrative focal points. Farrelly also told Deadline that he has plans to continue the show well beyond Season 4 if given the opportunity, meaning an entire season could potentially concentrate on Cutter’s return and subsequent sobriety.
After all, Cutter was a bit short-changed following his hysterical arc in the middle of Season 1. Dedicating more screen time to his departure and eventual return would not only appease fans, but it could potentially do the very thing the show is centered on: helping people overcome substance abuse and lead a clean and sober life. Beyond the sake of the fans, and whether Cutter returns to Loudermilk in the future, here’s hoping that Danny Wattley is doing much better in 2024 than he was in 2018.
