'Sleepy Hollow' Season 3: Will Frank Irving Ever Return? Orlando Jones Has The Answer [VIDEO]
Sleepy Hollow fans shouldn't hold their breath - it doesn't look as if Frank Irving will not be coming back anytime soon.
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The Captain departed the Fox series ahead of season 3, and many viewers will be saddened to hear that there is little chance the original Sleepy trio will ever be reunited.
"I don't think Captain Irving is coming back," Orlando Jones (Frank) revealed in a Twitter Q&A (see video below).
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The reason for Irving's departure, and the reason why he won't return, deals with the series' new direction. While season 1 revolved around the original Headless Horseman, the departure of the notorious rider left Jones' character with out a main antagonist.
"What led to me leaving was that they changed the show; it's a different show," Jones explained. "There is no headless horseman. When we started on Sleepy Hollow, there was a Headless Horseman AND he had a shotgun....I don't know who Frank Irving would be fighting against, anyway. It's a very different show. I think the creators are awesome guys and they just didn't see a place for Frank Irving in that world."
Tom Mison's Ichabod Crane and (hopfuly) Nicole Beharie's Abbie Mills will return to Sleepy Hollow on Feb. 5.
