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?
please season tow
No, our questions weren’t answered and even more questions were created during the last episode! There must be a second season!!! please;)
I loved this show It can surely compete with Lost guys there should defenitely be a season 2 or more!!!!!!!
Persons Unknown could be the next Lost if they just give it time.
They need to find one timeslot and leave it there. I was a die hard Lost fan
and I am looking forward to a 2nd season of Persons Unknown just as much as I would for a new season of Lost.
Love this show!!!!! I want to see level two!!! Please keep it going!!!
yeah i cant believe that would be the end. They didnt answer a thing, there is way too much left to the story
Please, level 2, please, please!!!!!
Ditto Dave! Please please!! I <3 this show!! 🙂
Please, level 2, please, please!!!!!
season 2 for sure
i adore it more than lost
I thought the show was awesome. It would be very disappointing to if it was not picked up for another season.
Person’s Unknown , what can I say , we need Season 2!!! , after a few episodes of the show , I was hooked into it ,after the first season ended with them being recaptured and waking up back in the hotel , and the 2nd time round contenders waking up on the ship aka Level 2. What a epic end to season 1. We need another season!
I’d say yes to the 2nd season as I’m confused and didn’t really find any “answers” in the first season like they promised. If there is a second season, please make sure that this time they are all “aired” and not any online as not only is that confusing, but several people I know can’t get the show online! That was not a smart move NBC…many people are so upset about it that they refuse to watch next year, so you cut the ratings in half of the followers that you had.
Great series! love the show. you have to air season 2!
I think that this whole thing should have just been a movie. It’s not fair to leave a mini-series hanging like that. All the questions answered my patootie!