What's the status of Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 on Netflix? The first seven episodes of the anime series released in March 2021, and so fans are curious about the final cliffhanger, and how it will affect the storyline for the main protagonists, Hayley and Taylor Travis. Portrayed by Gideon Adlon and Calum Worthy, the characters are the primary focus in season 1, but a final twist implies that a mysterious boy will have a more prominent role in future episodes.
Pacific Rim: The Black season 1 centers on a kaiju invasion of Australia. When the parents of Hayley and Taylor take off in their jaeger, Hunter Vertigo, but don't return after five years, their kids discover a working jaeger called the Atlas Destroyer, and receive training from the AI system, Loa. The siblings organize a trip to Sydney and must fend off human baddies who want to acquire their mobile weapon — the last one left in "The Black." Hayley and Taylor receive help from a 19-year-old survivor named Mei in the Netflix show, along with a mysterious boy who has the ability to communicate with kaijus.
The Pacific Rim: The Black season 1 finale doesn't provide clarity about the fate of Brina and Ford Travis; however, their jaeger is discovered by Hayley and Taylor, and comes in handy during a battle against the kaiju Copperhead. As of now, the biggest mysteries in the Netflix series revolve around a young boy who transforms into a massive kaiju, as the young mutant is identified as the "kaiju messiah" by a woman who lurks upon a rooftop with her "sisters." Here's everything we expect for Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 on Netflix.
Will Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 Happen?
Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 is already in the works. Netflix initially greenlit two seasons, which means that showrunners Greg Johnson and Craig Kyle could focus on character development in the first seven episodes while teasing future conflict in the season 1 finale. For those who are wondering about the fate of Brina and Ford Travis, along with the true identity of the kaiju boy, all should be revealed in Pacific Rim: The Black season 2.
Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 Release Date
Since Netflix planned ahead for two seasons, it's safe to assume that Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 will release in 2022. In the past, most of the streaming service's renewed anime series have been produced on a one-season-per-year schedule, with the exception being the two-year gap between Castlevania season 2 and season 3. When considering what Netflix has done with Aggretsuko, 7 SEEDS, and Dino Girl Gauko, it seems likely that Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 could premiere in March 2022, if not before.
Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 Cast
All of the main voice performers should return in Pacific Rim: The Black season 2, aside from those who portray the ill-fated characters Rickter (Leonardo Nam) and Joel (Vincent Piazza). Adlon and Worthy will presumably reprise their main roles, and Ben Diskin will probably have a larger role as the mysterious kaiju boy. It's also possible that Allie MacDonald and Jason Spisak could return as Brian and Ford Travis, respectively, as the characters are still technically missing.
Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 Story
Pacific Rim: The Black season 1 ends with Hayley and Taylor discovering the Hunter Vertigo, but not their parents. This mystery will certainly be addressed in new episodes, along with the dark backstory for Mei, whose experiences are revealed to the Travis siblings through neural handshake drifts aboard the Atlas Destroyer. However, the biggest lingering question in Netflix series is the true identity of the kaiju boy. According to Hayley and Taylor, he could very well be the creation of the Precursors, an alien race. Pacific Rim: The Black season 1 concludes with a mysterious hooded woman declaring the boy as the Kaiju Messiah, which sets up the premise for new episodes. Moving forward, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 will need to address why Loa suffered a technical meltdown when processing data about the jaeger Horizon Bravo. For now, it seems like Hayley and Taylor have a true friend in their kaiju pal, yet it remains unclear if he will rebel against his creators or turn against those who rescued him.