Though Netflix ultimately gave Longmire a home this year, the show's stars credit fans with having saved the series.

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"I think the reason Netflix picked it up was due in part to the fans," admitted actor Zahn Mclarnon (Tribal Officer Mathias) during an interview with Indian Country Today Media Network on Monday. "I was told that the producers brought folders full of social media documents showing the support for the show.

"It's kind of strange," he added. "I didn't think it would be that big of a deal, but a lot of the decision-making was because fans were so supportive."

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Mclarnon doesn't know much about the show's upcoming fourth season, though he did say that the episodes will be longer and that the program's new home will allow for more creative freedom. He also believes that the series could last on Netflix for many seasons to come.

"Hopefully it will go on for a long time, that's for sure," he declared. "We will see what happens."

Longmire faced permanent cancellation in 2014 after A&E dropped the series following its third season. For months fans rallied behind the program, showing overwhelming support via social media until Netflix finally stepped in and picked up the program in November. Production for the new episodes is set to begin this month.

Longmire will likely return for a fourth season on Netflix during the later half of 2015.

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