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?
YES please! Someone do a 2nd season!!!
Lost was the only show I enjoyed watching until they bombed the end. This show gave us answers and still left it open for more. This is my new favorite in TV for sure.
Yes, I would love there to be a season 2, and 3.
Yess!!! I want & I like this SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! it’s so fantastic & myster, please NBC, please season II !!!!! i’m from ALGERIA , i speak french & arabic, we like this series, ALGERIA, FRANCE, TUNISIA & ALL in AFRICA & EUROPE !!!
neeeeeeed a season 2, pleassssseeee!!!!!!!!!!
I am seriously dyinnnnnnnng. I need a season 2. I rarely watch televison, but persons unknown was the one show I watched. There NEEDS to be a season 2. I have so many questions that were left unawnswered.
Last weekend I could not find anything to watch on tv so I turn on netflix. I just finished The Doll House season 1 and two on netflix. When I opened netflix it had Persons Unknown as an suggestion for me from watching Doll House. I have never heard of this show but because there wasn’t anything on TV that could satisfy my craving for something new I decided to try it out. After the first episode I could not get enough. I watched the whole season in one day. I just couldn’t turn it off even after watching all… Read more »
The same thing happened to me!!! Its one of the few extraordinary shows out there! I would even go as far to say its up there with ‘Lost’ and ‘Flashforward’! PLEASE BRING BACK ‘PERSONS UNKNOWN’!
Finally a show with characters that we like or hate(the best casting I have seen in years), intelligent writing, an actual story that is written well. Reasons it failed: poor pr(there was no pr), changing the schedule constantly, skipping weeks and episodes. The number one reason it failed, an actual intelligent story that was well written. NBC is known for dropping the ball on good programs. NBC executives wonder why their ratings are not so good, if they would listen to the people instead of the so called experts their ratings would soar. Hello NBC hire real people from around… Read more »
Yes , fantastic show!A lot of people did not even know about persons unknown?I had to tell them. And, the people I informed..ended up tuning in and enjoyed it! I believe if it was advertised well, and on a popular time and station, it would be very popular. NBC ran it on one of there subsidiary stations I believe. However, dont remember. I know it was hard to find, and I stumbled on to it. If NBC wont run a 2nd season? They need to sell the rights to someone else. That said, the station that takes over, should run… Read more »
Come on you can’t leave us hanging at what happend at the end of ep. 13! I want to see level 2! Please pick it up again!!!
Great show! Maybe not enough people knew about the show due to poor P.R. and little introduction. Please someone pick this show up ~ it has potential for greatness. Always try things twice in case you didn’t get right the first time!
Yes, yes,yes and yes!
we loved this show…there must be more seasons!!! We dont watch too many things but this one caught us. Please NBC pick it up again!!!!
I cant wait for 2nd season!
I wish it will be released this summer ><
Do a season two!
Waiting season two!!!
meeeeee two i’ve been waitting for ever for at least a previwe of it