It may have aired its final episode last month, but Neighbours is eternal – at least in the eyes of Rebekah Elmaloglou. With the Australian soap cancelled for a second time, the actor is predicting another “fabulous” comeback for the series.
The beloved soap was axed by Amazon Freevee in February 2025, with production ceasing in July before the final episode aired in December. This came just three years after a previous cancellation, that time by 5.
Despite the tumultuous nature of its production in the last few years, Elmaloglou, who portrayed Terese Willis, has retained hope that there could be life in the soap, predicting a grand return in the future.
“I just get the feeling that Jason Herbison, our wonderful executive producer, won’t just leave it at that,” the actor told TV Week. “I’m sure he’ll come up with some fabulous ideas for a spin-off or reunion special. It’s just too much of an iconic show to let go.”
While we’ll have to wait to see if Elmaloglou’s prediction turns out to be accurate, another return for the soap wouldn’t necessarily be out of the question, with the finale leaving several unanswered questions via a variety of cliffhangers.
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There wasn’t a more open-ended conclusion than that of the future of Ramsay Street itself, which had been jeopardised with the planning of a freeway. With the famous cul-de-sac on the brink of demolition, a cliffhanger left fans on tenterhooks.
This was very much a deliberate decision by Herbison, who exclusively told Digital Spy: “I always knew that if the show ended, I would have to go a very different way to 2022. There was just no way to compete with the last finale and I needed a fresh angle.
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“I also knew that we’d be saying goodbye to our Nunawading Studios shortly after production ceased, meaning any return for the show would require a huge reimagining. So I put those two elements together and decided a threat to the Street was in order.
“I personally believe shorter-run seasons and spin-offs would be a great way for the world to be revisited. I’d love to do rotating seasons of Robinson Towers and Ramsay Hills. Perhaps something might happen with them…”
Neighbours concluded in December 2025, but classic episodes are available to watch via Prime Video and YouTube.
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