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?
This finale was awesome! How could it not be renewed? I hope to see a second season. I’m still in shock and definitely want to see Level 2. I love this show since the beginning. 🙂
I loved this first season and the finale makes me hope they will continue for a second. I can’t wait to know what will happen to them next!
I LOVE this show!! Me and m mom watch it every time its on!!! Please have another season!! (: Its my favorite show by far!
This show is awesome the finale was amazing and it did tie up certain loose ends. Certain things were left in question making the possibility of a second season greater. All I can say about the season final is wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope they renew it orderwise I will never watch nbc again, because this will not be the first time they cancel a show I love.
Bring the show back for another season 2 it’s as simple as that! We ALL want MORE!
i love this show …i want more!!!!
Andrew what are you talking about?
I love Persons Unknown. I hope that it comes back. I am intrigued at what happens in Level2!
It is kind of a mysterious show and I think that if it goes more into why they do “The Program” and how it all got started and whatnot and not just get into the characters, because they already have that pretty well established, they could have a pretty good second season.
not much use for a network that says all will be answered at the end of the summer and then creates a non ending loop. typical of programmers who are losing market share to smaller sattelite and cable run upstarts. the audiance is numb and now the sheep are scattered to the 4 winds never to return. can’t find good news or shows. they make discovery and history reruns look good and wonder why as the rates go up people are finding alternatives to television. short sighted programmers who don’t get it but they sure do cause it!
Total waste of time, what a mess. Constantly saying that all questions would be answered is a LIE!!!!!!
I just saw the season finale. And PLEASEEE make another season!
It better come back for a second season because they didn’t answer any of the questions in the finale and I want answer!
The finale was GREAT. Too bad NBC will not renew it for another season. I really enjoyed it.
I think this show was awesome and I would definitely like to see it continue on!
I want to see what happens on level 2.