Is Dispatches from Elsewhere done? Creator and star Jason Segel recently spoke with Deadline about the future of the AMC TV show.
The anthology drama series revolves around four ordinary people who each feel that there’s something missing in their lives, but they can’t understand what it is. The group is brought together by chance (or is it by design?) when they stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. The cast includes Segel, Sally Field, Richard E. Grant, André Benjamin, and Eve Lindley.
In the interview, Segel said he doesn’t know if AMC will renew Dispatches from Elsewhere for a second season but he thinks the new season would also be a stand-alone story:
Yeah, it can be either an anthology or a limited [series], depending on how we decide to proceed. But the idea is that each season is stand-alone—and without giving too much away, each season would profile a specific thing, as the [Jejune] Institute was profiled in the first season.”
And what about the season one characters? Segel says he likes to leave their fate up to the audience’s imagination:
I don’t, you know? I like the ellipses of it all. I like us imagining what might happen to each of those characters—will they stay in touch, [or] will they not. One of the things I love best about movies that have really impacted me is that they allow my imagination to do some of the work.”
What do you think? Have you seen Dispatches from Elsewhere? Do you want a second season?
Yes, yes, yes loved this show ! Hope it comes back for season 2 and all the original characters
Yes, yes, yes, loved it !!!! Loved all the characters, hope they all come back for season 2
Jan L
One of he most intelligent and interesting story I’ve seen on TV ever. It deals, in part, with the “Magic Theatre” which was first introduced in literature via Herman Hess’s “Steppenwolfe” and Fellini’s Juliet of the Spirits and Antonioni’s “Blow Up” . Rare indeed but worth the ride. Please have a second season. The acting was also super.
I liked it right up until the last episode. One season is enough.
I vote for a second season….
Please create a second season of DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE AMC. It is quality, quirky storytelling and I love this story.
Porter Versfelt III
Jasper, Georgia
Yes would like a 2ND it’s the type of show that makes you feel like your part of the show it absorbs you!
And you have to think not just watch!
I loved the show. Hope there is a second season.
Did not like the finale at all. It ruined the entire series for me.
I would like to see a season 2
Dispatches From Elsewhere was a tedious mess with a few brief moments of enchantment that absolutely did not pay off by the end. I did enjoy the acting from the lead characters. I will not return for season 2 unless they get someone other than Segel to come up with the story and then hand it off to writers with a proven track record.
I really enjoyed this show. We lived to see the next week’s episode. I would love to see a season 2 if it is different but as mysterious and exciting as season 1.
I love this show! Love to see a Season 2
Very strange but excellent ‼️
Loved it!