The Last Ship might be safely docked through Season 5, but showrunner Steven Kane had a back-up plan in case cancellation struck, per TVLine:
We know that if the series had ended [in Season 3] with the shooting of Rachel, it would have been a really shocking and awful way to end a run, but at the same time we felt like there would be some closure — they brought home the cure and the audience can sort of suppose what life would be like in the future. Similarly, if we ended the show now with Chandler going off, I guess it would be sort of a farewell, as I said, to one of the Founding Fathers of the new country and the audience would have to speculate, “Gee, I wonder where he would have gone?” But at least the problem of the season was solved.
Stay tuned as we continue monitor the survival status of The Last Ship beyond Season 5…
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