Season two of Manhattan may have ended this week, but there’s still hope for more of the WGN America historical drama. Recently, series creator Sam Shaw spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the writing of season two and his plans for another season.
The second season of Manhattan finished on December 15th.
Manhattan follows a group of fictionalized characters in 1940s Los Alamos, New Mexico, just as the Manhattan Project is getting underway. The series stars John Benjamin Hickley as scientist Dr. Frank Winter, in addition to Olivia Williams, William Petersen, and Daniel Stern.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Shaw mentioned that the future of the show is currently an “open question.” As of now, there’s been no official renewal from WGN America. Ratings for season one of the series fared poorly, with an average viewership of only 420,000 viewers. Season two decreased slightly.
Nonetheless, Shaw still has plans for a third season. He says the series, as a whole, is like a “three-act play,” and the end of season two is the the end of the first act.
Shaw, on the future of Manhattan:
I thought of this show as a kind of three-act play and the end of this season should just bring us to the end of the first act of that story. What awaits is a story about the America that was born on the other side of World War II. The beginning of the atomic age and the way in which we remade ourselves. I hope we’ll get to follow characters in this moment when Los Alamos goes from being the best kept secret in the world to being the most famous city on the planet.”
What do you think? Do you watch Manhattan? Would you like to see another season?
Please don’t cancel Manhattan. It’s one of the best series on TV. We need at least one more season.
Great show; remarkable acting, recreation of the period, and the real larger than life people, who in real life ushered the US into the atomic age, and ended World War II. ***** 5 stars!
Manhattan is the most compelling drama I’ve seen on TV: please keep it coming.
Love the show!
Please renew. This is a rarity for commercial television, with subtle writing, genuine character development, clever dramatic twists full of tension and ambiguity, challenging ideas.
I am so surprised that Manhattan is not up for any Emmy awards. The writing and acting are excellent.
Great show! Definitely hope there will be a 3rd season!
Show was boring and mundane story lines took forever to unfold. Not to mention the first episode was a mess.
Waiting for Season 3!! Please finish the story. It’s Date Night for my husband and I. I’m doing my part to spread the word, too. Love the cast.
Absolutely Bring Manhattan back! Telling all friends and family to watch both seasons of this well written historical drama with cutting edge performances by the cast. More Manhattan!!
Great series and looking forward to it being renewed!!
I binge-watched both seasons. Season 2 was electrifying. Am touting show to anyone I know who might be interested. I have a feeling that existing fans can bring new eyes to a third season.
I watched both seasons and looking forward to another
Go for it! This is a “nail biting” good series.
I watched both seasons and looking forward to another