Will Goliath have a second season? Recently, creator David E. Kelley spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the Amazon series.
From David E. Kelley, the legal drama stars Billy Bob Thornton as Billy McBride, a washed up lawyer who takes on the major corporate firm he helped create. The cast also includes Maria Bello, William Hurt, Olivia Thirlby, Sarah Wynter, and Molly Parker.
In the interview, Kelley said he’s okay with the show only running one season:
Well, we originally thought three years, that would be great. It could go more; it could go less. But if we were told, “OK, you can only have one year, here’s the deal, one year and one year only,” that would have been fine with us. We had a story to tell over eight episodes, and we wanted to tell it and if that gives rise to year two — and we certainly hope it does because we have another to tell behind it — that’s great. As television has evolved, I think one of the great positives is that the short form is flourishing. I just did a one-off seven-hour series for HBO [Big Little Lies], we did this [over] eight hours on Amazon. And they both conceivably can go to year two or year three, but if it’s only year one, there’s closure at the end of them and I think it has currency and value even as a one-year project. And we’re seeing more of that on both cable and streaming things. Shows don’t have to be designed to run in perpetuity. If there’s a show that’s viable for one season or two seasons or three seasons, those stories are worth telling too.”
That being said, he also mentioned there is a plan for season two:
It would definitely be a new case. There are other cases that come behind it. So if we’re lucky, we’ll get to go on to year two.”
What do you think? Have you seen Goliath yet? Would you like a second season?
Best I’ve seen recently. Please do season two! More Billy Bob!
Best streaming drama yet. Billy Bob and the rest of the cast were excellent. He should get an Emmy.
GOLIATH was the best tv series that I’ve seen in a long time. Acting was great. Suspenseful and quite Humerous. Billy Bob is great. I’ll take a season 2.
Goliath was suspenseful, and exciting! The whole cast was great but Billy Bob Thornton was his usual quirky genius self! We loved it! I Unfortunately for us we watched the whole thing in a weekend…couldn’t stop, it was addictive! I do hope there are more seasons to come.
Goliath was great, didn’t want to watch them all, because then it would be done…But, I “couldn’t eat just 1” Bring it back….
Please keep the show “Goliath” going. I love to watch Billy Bob Thornton; he is such a character. All the characters were perfect – especially his female lawyer side-kick. Loved this show -please bring a season 2.
Yes yes yes…….I have enjoyed this series immensely.
Yes, please do another season of Goliath. The acting was superb and the story hooked the viewer immediately. Well done.
One of the best TV dramas I have seen in a long time. Perfect casting and the film directing and or edits are amazing.Thornton is superb. Same for Hurt.
We were hooked by the end of the first episode. Couldn’t stop at one. We put down our iPads and cell phones and are fully engrossed! Looking forward to season 2.
Everything David Kelley has done has been great! This show has certainly been no exception. I’d love to see it be renewed several seasons but then in recent years it seems the truly good series, Longmier, Hell on Wheels to name a couple, don’t make it whereas dumb reality junk seems to linger ad nauseum!!
Great series. I want more.
The deeper it gets the more I like Goliath. Series two, please.
Absolutely love this series! Am anxiously waiting I got to hear that there will be a second series. Billy Bob Thornton is amazing in his portrayal of this character!
Please give us more! I am not ready to see this series end!