NBC has been promoting Persons Unknown as a mini-series and that the show’s mysteries will be answered by the end. The show has not performed well in the ratings so hopefully the network will let all 13 episodes air.
If they do pull the series early, the show is scheduled to be put out on DVD. According to Amazon, it’s scheduled for an August 31st release but that’s likely to change because NBC won’t have aired all of the episodes until early September.
Some readers have noticed that the DVD set is titled Persons Unknown: The Complete First Season
Executive Producer Remi Aubuchon recently told Collider that, when they were shooting it, they did so believing it would be an on-going series. Though they wanted it to go on, he made sure that they answered all of the questions by the end of the first season, to make it a satisfying story for viewers.
Could there be another season? Aubuchon said, “It’s not unheard of, in the course of life, that if there’s enough interest in it, we could consider going a second season or doing another chapter. I keep looking at it as books in a series, and this season is the first book. I feel confident that we will have a beginning, middle and end, in this season, and it was wise of NBC to then call it what it really is, which is a mini-series.”
He continued, “24 is a really good example, in that there was a definitive beginning, middle and end for the first season. They had a slightly different format than we have, but the second season just retained Jack Bauer and a few other players, with the same basic format and idea, but it was a completely different show. I’m not saying that that’s exactly where we’re going, but certainly I think that there’s room for saying, ‘Hey, look, we told one story of a continuing saga.’ You should be able to pick this book up and get to the last line of the season and go, ‘Wow! Well, I hope there’s a second season, but at least I feel satisfied that I got to see all of this. They answered it all for me.”
Unfortunately, it looks unlikely that NBC would be interested in another season but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t return on another channel or in another form.
What do you think? Would you like to see Persons Unknown continue in some way?
I would love to see this show come back, but if they do they need to change the time slot! How could they ever expect this to be a success with a time slot like that?! Saturday night during the summer? Really? Generally the only people that are home at that time are people with kids and even though it’s not ultra violent or anything like that, it’s not really a family orientated show. If they would have put it on at 7:00pm or 8:00pm on a weeknight, it would have been a hit no problem. By putting it on… Read more »
What happens to Kat and the Ambassador????
There has to be an actual finale. I watched this all summer and no questions are answered. Please, we need them answered.
Yes i think it should go on at least on more episode cause no not all the questions were answered. The question still stands why was the program around in the first place.
OMG THEY ARE REDICULOUS IF THEY DONT RELEASE ANOTHER EPISODE OR MINI MOVIE
I followed this show and watched every episode. None of my questions were answered!!! There definitely needs to be a ending. Not another beginning which is what we got.
The finale did not answer ANY questions viewers had!!!! WHAT is the Program? WHY do they abduct people? WHAT are they trying to find out and accomplish? HOW do they not get arrested for kidnapping people???? I am so pissed off that I wasted so much of my time watching this stupid show!
They cant leave it like that. theres no end.
there better be a season 2 or else i will be pissed as hell! to leave it off like that…(kinda a cliffhanger to me) thats just horrible! i really liked this series and at points it was a little unrealistic but..i like stuff like that so its fine with me.
I say their should be a season two!!!!!!!!!
yes for season 2 !!!!!!!
they need to make another season. especially after that finale.
Really hoping for more!
I agree with Ian. Out of all the summer shows I could find to entertain myself with, this one I looked forward to more than any other. I want to know what happens next! It is so well written, and has such great actors. I am so sick of the best shows getting cut short, when all the crappy ones keep on going.
If they leave it as is, then they are bad people. They either need to release a mini-movie or have another season.