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 bring it back! I loved that show and was looking forward to the next season.
Omg me and my boyfriend started watching this show on netflix and we love it!! please please please bring season 2! im dying to find out how they get off the boat!!
I thought we would have a season 2 and am so disappointed not to have one! Come on NBC!! At least put a season 2 on DVD for those of us that loved this show and waited each week to see if Joe would fall in love with Janet enough to make the horrible captivity come to an end. Their love wasn’t enough to break the wicked spell of this crazy environment but they loved despite of it all! There should be a season 2 where Joe and Janet defeat the “them” that controls us all so we can all… Read more »
My mom got me hooked then I find out there’s no season 2? Definitely need one.
This show is fantastic, definitely captivated my attention throughout the entire season, and there needs to be a 2nd season.
Loved the show. I hope they do make 2nd season even on another channel.
Oh, I agree that there should be a third season as well.
Yes, there really needs to be a second season this series was one of the few I couldn’t stop watching if I needed to. I was so upset when I looked for another season and found it might be canceled!!! The last episode made for so many invitations to a new season that there definitely needs to be another.
Yes there totally needs to be a second season, wudnt complain about a third either
This series has to continue, it´s really good
I’ve been waiting on Season 2! Come on! Bring it back! I loved that show!
of course i want two three season i love this searese
Yeah i want a season two there are so many unanswered questions
Let’s have a season 2! This wasn’t a bad series at all.
Cmon i love that show the last episode made it seem there was a 2nd season so i was excited