Last Updated: September 11, 2020
When will Netflix release the second part of Unsolved Mysteries season 1? And what will the new episodes be about? In January 2019, Netflix ordered a 12-series reboot of the popular investigative docuseries, and six new episodes released on July 1, 2020. Due to the popularity of the Unsolved Mysteries reboot, streamers are ready to begin investigating a new batch of cold cases.
Unsolved Mysteries originally aired from 1987 to 2010 on various networks, but it's best known for the initial NBC run hosted by the late Robert Stack. The Netflix reboot features a silhouette homage to Stack during the opening sequence, and keeps the same pacing and tone that initially made the series so bizarrely captivating. However, executive producer Terry Dunn Meurer did make a few structural tweaks for the Unsolved Mysteries reboot (which is the 15th season of the show overall), as new episodes focus entirely on standalone stories and don't include a narrator. Incidentally, there's more material for streamers to consume, and more attention to detail overall.
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Netflix's version of Unsolved Mysteries features stories about missing people who have never been found ("House of Terror," "Missing Witness"), and stories about confirmed deaths that continue to confuse investigators ("Mystery on the Rooftop," "13 Minutes," "No Ride Home"). There's also a supernatural-themed episode, "Bershires UFO," that fully captures the spirit of the original series. But what will the next six episodes be about? Here's everything to expect from Unsolved Mysteries season (or "volume") 1, part 2 on Netflix.
Unsolved Mysteries Season 1, Part 2 Release Date
On August 19, 2020, it was confirmed that Unsolved Mysteries Season 1, Part 2 will premiere on Netflix on Monday, October 19. That gives fans a chance to check out the revival's second batch of episodes just weeks prior to Halloween, the spookiest holiday of the year. Due to Coronavirus, Halloween activities look to be scarce, but at least there's more tales of the unexplained to tide viewers over.
Unsolved Mysteries Season 1, Part 2 Stories
Meurer confirmed that Unsolved Mysteries season 1, part 2 will include a ghost story that is "unusual" and "a bit different." Beyond that, the executive producer revealed that two of the new episodes will be "international" like "House of Terror," an Unsolved Mysteries episode about a French man with noble heritage, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, who allegedly killed his wife and four children before disappearing.
Overall, the new group of Unsolved Mysteries episodes will have a little something for everybody. Meurer stated that "We’ve got international versus domestic, we have rural versus urban, we have age diversity, we have ethnic and racial diversity." Based on that information, Netflix subscribers can expect a big city murder mystery, and at least one story that's focused on an elderly individual. There will be ghosts, and there will be global appeal. But will any of the cases be solved by streaming sleuths? So far, the evidence suggests that Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix will be a 2020 cultural phenomenon, if it's not already.