'I really wanna play a female Joker,' said Barden. The pair told NMEthat they'd love to work together again, either on TEOTFW or another project (we hope it's both!). 'The show is Alyssa and James together, you know – that's what it is.' 'It just wouldn't work ,' Barden said (via the Guardian). The show couldn't exist without Alyssa and James, so both Barden and Lawther would need to be on board for future episodes. The End of the F***ing World season 3 cast: Who's in it? There's also Covid to contend with, which has made filming tricker than it's ever been.
If we did get a season three (we'll never let go), it's unclear what the time frame would be – season one landed in October 2017, and then there was that huge wait for the second chapter (November 2019) – so your guess really is as good as ours.