“Chuck” has wrapped production on its third season, but when Zap2it reached co-creator Chris Fedak on Thursday (April 22), he was still at work — hashing out stories for Season 4.

Wait — Season 4? Have stumbled onto a big scoop about the show’s future? Alas, not yet. “There’s no news there,” Fedak says. “We’re still waiting on NBC to make a decision.”

Fedak does allow, though, that he and the rest of the “Chuck” team are optimistic about their chances for renewal. “I’m not a person who walks around with a great deal of confidence — I have a great deal of neuroses and anxieties, sure,” he says. “But we feel good — we have a great relationship with NBC and with Warner Bros. Everyone really digs the show. So we’re hopeful.”

More immediate, though, are the six episodes that remain this season, starting with “Chuck vs. the Honeymooners” on Monday (April 26). In some ways, the final six episodes are like a head start on a fourth season, with Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) finally together but very much still figuring out how to be both a couple and a spy team.

“Relationships take work,” Fedak says. “There relationship is certainly still a big part of the show, and there are things they have to learn about each other. They’re going to have to deal with challenges. It’s not like — there’s no riding off into the sunset. Where would the fun be in that?”

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