Summary
- Invasion season 2 is confirmed and is set to premiere on August 23, 2023, with new episodes dropping weekly on Apple TV+.
- The storyline of season 2 will focus on a full-scale alien takeover, with whole countries being wiped out, and will explore societal issues alongside the stories of the four main protagonists.
- The trailer for Invasion season 2 highlights the struggle of humanity to survive and their attempt to connect with the alien species to find a way to stop them and save the planet.
The latest Invasion season 2 news, includes everything that's known about the sci-fi drama's release date, cast, and story details. Apple TV+ renewed the show on the eve of the release of Invasion season 1, episode 10, its season finale. Invasion was created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, and its first season told the story of an earth-wide alien invasion from the perspective of four characters, mom Aneesha Malik (Golshifteh Farahani), Navy SEAL Trevante Cole (Shamier Anderson), JASA technician Mitsuki Yamato (Shioli Kutsuna), and schoolboy Caspar Morrow (Billy Barratt). The show followed their journeys of putting up with the alien invasion on three different continents.
Invasion season 2 news confirms that the series has been renewed for a sophomore installment, and its episodes will likely have a runtime of an average of 45–50 minutes each, just like the first season. Considering how the alien invasion was portrayed as ongoing, despite the alien beings seen killing humans and animals alike throughout season 1, and then they stopped moving all together at the same time, it can be assumed only the first part of their plan was done. Invasion season 2 will follow Aneesha, Trevante, Mitsuki, and Caspar as they try to deal with the subsequent parts of the alien’s plan to invade Earth.
The Latest Invasion Season 2 News
The latest Invasion season 2 news features a release date and a trailer. The trailer was released only a month before Invasion season 2 is expected to be available to stream. The season premiere will happen on August 23, 2023.
The first season of Invasion teased the coming of an alien race to Earth. The Invasion season 2 trailer makes it clear that the aliens are ready to go to war for the planet. It also teases that some of the Invasion season 2 cast will be seeking a way to communicate with the alien beings. There’s just enough in the trailer to leave the audience eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new Invasion season.
Invasion Season 2 Is Confirmed
Invasion season 2 has been confirmed. On December 9, the day before the Invasion season 1 finale aired, Apple TV+’s official Twitter released the news that Invasion season 2 was in the works. The announcement came as a surprise, as not only had season 1 not finished airing yet, but its reviews were also mixed. Both critic and audience reviews weren’t overly positive, with the show rating at 46% based on critics’ reviews and 44% based on audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Invasion Season 2 Release Date
When a second season of the series was confirmed, that confirmation didn’t come with a release date. Now, however, the Invasion season 2 release date is slated for August 23, 2023 on Apple TV+. The series is an Apple exclusive with new episodes dropping weekly on the streaming service. The Invasion season 2 finale is expected to drop on October 25, 2023.
Invasion Season 2 Cast
Aneesha (Golshifteh Farahani), Trevante (Shamier Anderson), Mitsuki (Shioli Kutsuna), and Caspar (Billy Barratt) of the Invasion cast are all slated to return, despite Caspar being presumed dead. Still, he appeared in a dream-like state, where he could be seen receiving a present from Hinata’s father, Ikuro Murai (Togo Igawa), possibly a representation of him created by the aliens probably communicating with him. The children of the Malik family, Luke (Azhy Robertson) and Sarah (Tara Moayedi), are returning, as they were last seen surviving in the woods, far from other people. The only other cast member to officially return from season 1 is Kaito Kawaguchi's Daisuke Tsuji.
The Invasion season 2 cast is expected to expand. As the central four characters are introduced to new situations during the events of the invasion, they will form new allies. Expect some new faces in Invasion season 2.
Invasion Season 2 Story
The Invasion season 2 story will pick up four months after the ending of the first installment. Invasion season 1 ended with the world celebrating the presumed defeat of the aliens trying to invade the Earth, although all main characters felt the crisis had not been avoided yet. The final scenes of the Invasion season 1 finale set up season 2, as alien particles could still be seen interacting with alien bodies, and giant spaceships were spotted looming over the ocean and the Amazon rainforest.
While all four protagonists seemed to have come to terms with the fact that the critical situation was their new reality, planning their survival or enjoying the little things of perceived normality, the rest of the world clearly had not caught on. Invasion season 2's story sees a full-scale alien takeover, with whole countries being wiped out, as teased by Simon Kinberg. This will mean the sophomore installment will focus on societal issues alongside the stories of its four protagonists, and will be even more action-forward than its predecessor.
There isn't a ton of Invasion season 2 news regarding the story of the season though. Details surrounding the confirmed season 2 were initially teased by writer and executive producer Simon Kinberg at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con. Kinberg told audiences that the second installment would kick off months after season 1, during which humanity is well aware of the fact that an invasion is taking place due to countries being wiped out. All in all, Kinberg likened the next season to, "Act 2 of a movie where sh*t goes crazy." He also teased that new alien types would be introduced, ranging from "mysterious and beautiful" to outright "aggressive."
Another thing the Invasion season 2 news bring to light is the sheer scope of the second chapter. Kinberg stated that the first season of the series was basically a warmup to the alien invasion, while season 2 will be "the full-on action of the battle for Earth that I had always wanted for the show." That doesn't mean that insulated character stories will be thrown to the wayside for a more action-heavy installment, however. Kinberg promises that while big-picture storytelling is part of the mix, Invasion will continue to explore issues regarding the alien takeover on a personal level for its four main heroes.
In an interview with Collider, Kinberg also teased that he wanted to make sure the audience gets to know the aliens at the center of the story. He has plans to flesh out the alien characters over the course of multiple seasons, beginning with season two. He told Collider:
There's a lot of mystery and suspense, I suppose, in Season 1. And I think in subsequent seasons, you want to pay off that mystery, build more mystery, but start to really get a sense of the aliens as characters? What do they want? What are they doing here? How do we actually stop them? And that is fodder for some really interesting storytelling, again, filtered through the lens of really emotional characters, dealing with complex psychological stuff.
Invasion Season 2 Trailer
The full-length Invasion season 2 trailer was released from Apple just one month before the season was scheduled to premiere on streaming. It confirms that season 2 of Invasion picks up about four months after the events of the first season of the series, but it also confirms that human beings are struggling to survive on Earth in the wake of the invasion.
Highlighting sacrifices made, people missing, and the general destruction that has occurred, the Invasion season 2 trailer doesn’t pull any punches. It’s evident that humanity is at war. The Invasion season 2 plan appears to be to try to connect with the alien species and use that connection against them. The desire is to open a dialogue to find out exactly how to stop the aliens and find a way to save the planet.
Invasion season 2 looks to be as dramatic as it is action-packed.