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[Autobot032]

IGN posted the following article containing all the info:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/01/ ... h-season-3

Transformers Prime Ending with Season 3
The final season begins March 22nd.

by Eric Goldman MARCH 1, 2013

The beginning of the end is here for Transformers Prime. The Hub have confirmed rumors that the series is coming to an end, announcing that the upcoming Season 3 of the animated series -- debuting Friday, March 22nd -- will be the final one for the show.

Titled Transformers Prime Beast Hunters, Season 3 will debut at 7:30pm ET on March 22nd, following a four-hour marathon (from 3:30-7:30pm) of episodes from Season 2.

As Season 3 begins, the survival of Optimus Prime is in doubt after Megatron’s destruction of the Autobot base on Earth, while the separated members of Team Prime try to reconnect after being scattered to the wind to prevent detection. This season will introduce the Predacons into the series – who, in this incarnation, are Dragon-like Transformers.

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/02/12/transformers-prime-season-3-beast-hunters-trailer

The third and final season will be comprised of 13 episodes, bringing the series to a total of 65 episodes by its conclusion. That will make it the second-longest run of any Transformers series after the original 1980s/"G1" series, which ran for 98 episodes.

New episodes will take a break a few weeks in, but starting Friday, April 19 (7:30 p.m. ET), the first four episodes of the new season will have special encore presentations that include “Autobits” — behind-the-scenes trivia with exclusive in-picture commentary designed to create an immersive viewing experience. Additional new episodes will resume in May.

by Eric Goldman

What the article didn't mention was the previously mentioned DTV movie coming out towards the end of the season.

They're correct, this is the second longest running Transformers series in the franchise's 30 year history.

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[Sabrblade]

So... nothing really new then, eh?

What the article didn't mention was the previously mentioned DTV movie coming out towards the end of the season.

The "movie" is probably a case similar to the "Darkness Rising" and "One Shall Stand" DVDs: Multi-part episodes taken from the aired-on-television cartoon edited into feature-length presentations.

[Autobot032]

So... nothing really new then, eh?

No, not at all, aside from The Hub itself confirming it, finally. Plus how the season's going to break down, plus the "commentary" episodes.

Ya know, nothing new at all.

[griftimus prime]

hope the next show has no children in it. humans are fine but no children please. also lots more characters and more toy variety. prime did not offer much as a toy line

[Sabrblade]

So... nothing really new then, eh?

No, not at all, aside from The Hub itself confirming it, finally. Plus how the season's going to break down, plus the "commentary" episodes.

Ya know, nothing new at all.

Ah, didn't see that last part. My bad.

[Megatron Wolf]

thank god, maybe now we'll finally get that show that takes place on cybertron that we've always wanted. And please for the love of god if your going to trhow bumblebee in give him a goddamn voice.

[Rhinox23]

Well I'm glad it's officially official that this season will be the last and only have 13 episodes. I'm holding out that there will be a separate tv movie to ties all of TF Prime up and possible set up the future series coming at the end of 2014. Honestly, I am okay with this being the final season. I just really wish it was a full season and not a half season. Oh well. I'm still interested to see where they go from since they've stated they're sticking with aligned continuity for at least the next few years.

[Mindmaster]

The Prime series may be coming to an end, but weren't there mentions elsewhere that says that there will be a continuation of the Aligned-verse, similar to how the Unicron Trilogy was a three-parter series?

[Joetx]

also lots more characters and more toy variety. prime did not offer much as a toy line

That's what happens when a show is CGI. Due to the costs, they're limited to a certain number of TF characters. The same limitation applied to Beast Wars & Beast Machines.

[Xephon0930]

13 episodes eh? Then there better not be ANY clip show episodes!!!!!