Fans of the supernatural drama went apoplectic when Nicole Beharie’s character, the Biblically foretold Witness Abbie Mills, was killed in the Season 3 finale.

Many called out Fox for the unflattering optics — a Black female character sacrificed so that her white male counterpart could go on — and rallied around Beharie and the character online via hashtags like #AbbieMillsDeservedBetter.




Fox, 20th Century Fox and the series’ producers issued a statement calling “the tragic death of Abbie Mills” a “bold move” for the series.

“We feel we provided a wonderfully poignant conclusion for Abbie and showed some of the best moments between the Witnesses that we’ve seen on-screen. We thank Nicole Beharie for bringing Abbie and Sleepy Hollow to life.”

When the show was renewed for Season 4, Janina Gavankar was brought on as a partner of sorts for remaining series lead Tom Mison.

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