“Outer Banks” co-creator Jonas Pate is underneath hearth from followers of the present after reviews of him allegedly placing his arms on a feminine staffer surfaced in a single day. Based on a number of reviews, tensions reached an all-time excessive on the set of “Outer Banks” after the present resumed manufacturing for its fifth and ultimate season, prompting the present’s leads, Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline, to reportedly intervene.

On Wednesday, October 22, TMZ reported that Pate, co-creator and government producer of the favored Netflix present, acquired right into a bodily altercation with a feminine manufacturing assistant.

The preliminary report states that Pate “put his arms” on the PA and “shook her whereas shouting in her face,” prompting Stokes, 33, and Cline, 27, to step in to de-escalate the scenario.

An insider instructed PEOPLE that Pate “was screaming on the feminine manufacturing assistant and grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her.”

The insider defined that Pate did not bodily “damage her;” nonetheless, they acknowledged that he nonetheless “crossed a line,” including, “Placing your arms on somebody isn’t, ever okay.”

Manufacturing for the present’s fifth and ultimate season started this week in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in accordance with TMZ, and sources mentioned “tensions have been excessive” on set.

One supply instructed the publication that Pate’s outburst wasn’t “uncommon conduct” for him, whereas one other mentioned, “It is about time that it is made public.”

Following the information, many followers shared their opinions in regards to the alleged encounter on X, previously Twitter, slamming Pate and calling for his elimination.

“That is unacceptable!” a person posted. “Energy imbalances on set require zero tolerance. Kudos to Stokes and Cline for intervening, however Jonas Pate owes a full apology and accountability. Hollywood, do higher.”

One other person echoed that sentiment, demanding Netflix take away Pate from the set for the rest of manufacturing. “No worker ought to EVER should undergo any such remedy,” they wrote.

On Instagram, a person claiming to have first-hand expertise on tv and film units wrote about how disheartening it was to listen to the information, but additionally praised the present’s stars for “stepping in and standing as much as the abuse we nearly at all times obtain.”

“Outer Banks,” which started streaming on Netflix in 2020, follows a gaggle of teenagers from the poor aspect of an island who run into hassle with the island’s rich residents throughout their seek for a lacking ship rumored to be carrying a considerable amount of gold.

Viewers and critics alike have praised the collection for its intense writing and emotional storylines. The collection has even topped Netflix’s world charts on a number of events, in accordance with Tudum.

The official Instagram web page for the collection posted a photograph of the principle solid members in June 2025, writing, “Summer season and OBX is again in manufacturing.”