Last night, FOX aired the Gracepoint finale which wrapped up the mystery of who killed Danny Solano. What’s next?
Gracepoint begins when a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach in the small northern California town of Gracepoint. The tragedy and media frenzy soon turns neighbor against neighbor as the police try to figure out what happened. The cast includes David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Peña, Virginia Kull, Madalyn Horcher, Kendrick Sampson, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Kevin Rankin, Sarah-Jane Potts, Stephen Louis Grush, Kevin Zegers, Jessica Lucas, and Nikolas Filipovic.
As fans know all too well, the ratings for Gracepoint have been very poor all season. It looked like the network might pull the series — or at least ship it to Saturday nights — but FOX let all 10 episodes run on Thursday nights.
Gracepoint was billed as a “limited series” but that designation doesn’t seem to mean too much these days. If a show is a ratings success, networks will find a way to keep a show going. If it’s a bomb, limited series or not, a show’s going to be cancelled.
In a recent interview, showrunner Anya Epstein said that last night’s episode wasn’t intended to be a series finale. Broadchurch (the UK show that Gracepoint is based on) was renewed for a second season and the feeling was that Gracepoint could return as well.
Epstein notes, “It was not meant to be self-contained and we have a lot of ideas and a lot of excitement about where it could go. It remains to be seen whether we’ll get a chance to actually do that. It doesn’t seem terribly likely at the moment.”
Since Gracepoint is all-but guaranteed to be cancelled, hopefully the writers will share what they had in mind for season two at some point in the future.
UPDATE: FOX has officiually cancelled the series but…
What do you think? Would you watch a second season of Gracepoint? Were you satisfied with the finale?
Love Gracepoint, want more please.
I thought this was the best show of the season, wouldn’t miss it and the finale was so good that I could only hope it will continue next season. Perhaps it needs a better time.
I’ve loved Grace Point from the first show. With all the twist and turns I never knew where it was going. Hope there is a second season.
Loved it so please bring it back for season 2
Please bring it bac
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Love, love, love this show. Please give me a second season.
Broadchurch was a huge success in the UK, and we watched it on BBC America, enjoying it thoroughly. The second season begins next year and we eagerly await it. We watched Gracepoint out of curiosity to see how it might differ from the original, but for the most part it was scene for scene, with some notable differences in the finale. The acting in the British version was superior, and Tennant was speaking in his native Scottish accent, perhaps making him more comfortable in the role. As for the sudden revelation that Joe was a pedophile, there were subtle hints… Read more »
I enjoyed gracepoint. it kept my interest through all 10 episodes and I was actually sorry that it was over. I know most people did not like who the killer was but ask yourself one question did you ever think it was him? I didn’t. I would like a second season, give it a chance.
In my opinion, “Gracepoint” has been one of the better new shows this season. However that curve ball of morphing Joe into a pedophile during the finale…seriously? That didn’t track at all. It has been apparent all season that Tommy had some involvement in his friend’s death, but Joe? Where did that come from?
There were hints. Joe was controlling at all the interviews. He got angry when Carver questioned Tom alone. Tom jerked away from him when he tried to kiss him. He told Tom “we can’t bring him back”. Ellie asked why he never finished the bedroom repairs–what do you do all day? The money he said he needed for repairs was actually given to Danny. Danny quit the team to spend afternoons with Joe.
Would enjoy watching a second season. I thought the acting from all of the characters was well done and the scenarios very believable. Stuff like that happens in small towns….lots of secrets.
My husband and I, liked it. We watch it every time. We would like another series.
I hung in there with Gracepoint just to see who did it and since there wasn’t much else on to watch Thursday at 9pm after Bones. I love mysteries but this was way too slow for me. A whole season to find out the answer to one murder is just to much. Never warmed to David Tennant and there was no chemistry between him and Anna Gunn. None of the other characters were that interesting either. I was bored during most episodes. So after hanging on to see who did it I absolutely HATED the ending. Don’t bother with a… Read more »
Actually the UK series was much better the actors were superb together
Have to agree. Broadchurch wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Gracepoint but many of the faults in the remake were in the original. The plotting was very loose, pacing poor and too many red herrings introduced just to stretch out the length of the show (and generate more advertising revenue). The acting in Broadchurch was a bit better with Olivia Colman giving a more sympathetic performance as Ellie than Anna Gunn and David Bradley being a better Jack than Nick Nolte. As you say David Tennant was terrible in both and having him in Gracepoint probably hindered it from the… Read more »
Gracepoint has been one of my favorite shows, since its first episode. The shows cast is beyond spectacular and I would very much like to see it return for a new season. I have read reports of so so ratings for the show and I believe that can be attributed to its slotting on Thursday nights, going toe to toe with the primetime champion of the world Ms. Shonda Rhimes. I don’t know the FOX Networks tv lineup but think the show would be better suited for airing on a Tuesday or Friday night. Either way, if a new season… Read more »
I would certainly watch a second season, although I really am not an Anna Gunn fan. It could be interesting to see how they work together with this big secret between them that Carver can really do nothing about.
Grace point being spinoff to Broadchurch UK. There was never a second season to the UK series. I would like to know the out come of season one.
Broadchurch Series 2 begins next month.
This was a great show. Above and beyond the blood and gore of so many mystery shows (such as Criminal Minds). It had real people and a real mystery feeling to it. Please continue with season two.
This was one of the best shows I have ever seen. The actors were great and I sure hope we will have another season. They are people just like us, No frills.Please let there be another season. Thankyou.