Check out: ‘The Following’ Season 2 Details Revealed
Serial killer dramas have become quite the reliable sub-genre for television in recent years. Shows like Dexter and NBC’s upcoming Hannibal explore the dark and dangerous minds of killers on a weekly basis, and in many cases, audiences are fascinated with the results.
So when FOX launched The Following in January, the network received tons of advance buzz regarding the series. After all, the show is headlined by Kevin Bacon and is created by writer Kevin Williamson of the Scream films and current TV hit The Vampire Diaries. On that name recognition alone, The Following had a lot to live up to.
Only six episodes have aired, but already the show has met FOX’s expectations and received renewal for season 2. Kevin Reilly, chairman of entertainment at FOX released the following statement regarding the show’s return next season:
“From the very beginning, we felt Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega had created a high-
quality, edge-of-your-seat drama that could break from the pack, and it is exciting to see the
audience responding. Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy have given us two of the
most compelling characters on television and the entire cast is incredible. I’m delighted to have
this thrill ride continue on FOX for another season.”
Given the overwhelmingly positive response The Following has received since its premiere (including our own review), the show’s renewal for season 2 isn’t much of a surprise. The series’ unique take on the genre – which involves an incarcerated killer (Purefoy) with legions of disciples on the outside – lends it a more original approach to the slasher-of-the-week format of other series, and allows for a developing conflict between the two leads.
In addition, The Following‘s ratings already place it among the highest rated dramas of the season. It remains to be seen whether or not the show can sustain that audience over several seasons, but thus far, it appears that FOX has a bonafide hit on its hands.
Are you excited that The Following is sticking around for season 2? Let us know in the comments.
The Following airs Monday nights at 9/8c on FOX.
Source: FOX
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This show is awesome very glad to see it got a second season approval!
When is the new season coming on
I am surprised this tv show will go on, and that it is a success. When I watched the first episode I thought: ok, this was created by a guy smoking pot while watching criminal minds and procrastinating on facebook, and cursing his old literature teacher that encouraged him to be a writer. And he comes “omg!thats it! an English teacher facebook-like serial killer!!!!”
Well, if the creators of this series follow the same creative process of the writer of Hunger Games, thats what it is.
At first I thought there was too much blood and killing. But then, I kept glued and getting more and more addicted to watching what happened next in The Following Series. The end of the first season even made me to yearn more for the second season. Glad to know that there will be one. I am anxiously waiting.