Bloodline: Netflix confirms season 3 will be the drama series' last

The Florida Keys-set drama will draw to a close in 2017

The introduction of Bloodline in 2015 offered one of the darkest new TV dramas of that year, but Netflix has announced that its third season will be its last.

Focusing on the Rayburn family, the series began with the return of black sheep Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) and the spiraling events his presence causes. Initially, the Florida Keys-set series started out a relatively laidback affair before slamming the pedal to the metal for its second half.

Season 2 debuted earlier this year picking up where the dramatic events of the first season's finale left off. It wasn't as critically well-received, but this didn't stop Mendelsohn and Kyle Chandler from receiving another Emmy nomination for their roles.

Sissy Spacek stars in the series as matriarch Sally while Linda Cardellini, Chloë Sevigny, Jacinda Barrett and John Leguizamo have also appeared over its two seasons.

Bloodline was created by Todd A Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman - the team behind legal thriller Damages. The latter previously claimed the writers had up to six seasons planned should Netflix want them.

Mendelsohn will next be seen in Star Wars prequel spin-off Rogue One while Chandler stars in Kenneth Lonergan drama Manchester by the Sea.