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?
OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SHOW, HOWEVER, IT DIDN’T ANSWER CRAP FOR ME … I MEAN I GET THAT JOE IS BACK TO THE NEXT SCENARIO BUT THEN THE REST OF THE GROUP IS PHASE 2? WHAT ABOUT THE EMBASSADOR … I WAS CONFUSED BOUT THE ROLE OF HIS DAUGHTER ..AND WHAT HAPPENED TO COOPERS BOSS/GIRLFRIEND?
SORRY TO MUCH LEFT UNSAID
I never leave comments on websites like this but I will leave a comment here to show support for a second season. This is one tv show that I actually made time for.
The last episode was awesome! Two groups one on to level 2 like a video game! Awesome. I would love a second season!! Much better than silly bachelors and bschelorettes trying to find love!! Keep it going!!!
Renew it for season 2! It’s an amazing show!
We loved Person Unknown and would love to see another chapter or season. We are very upset that NBC also decided to air an episode only in their website. That isn’t great news for thos e of us who don’t live in the US. This was a great show and we hope that someone else will pick it up!
Awesome show! Not enough advertising. Never saw a preview, just stumbled onto the third episode and caught up on the first two episodes on On Demand. Please have a second season of the same show.
I agree. This show was awesome in so many ways. I could myself working a ten hour day and coming home at midnight to watch this show instead of sleep lol. They really need to keep it going. Would be easy to go with the level two ending.
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please bring persons unknown back ! I love the show, it’s so suspenseful.
Please don’t cancel this series!!! I love this show!
Yes this was a great show… i would love for it to continue on!!! I truly hope it does!!!
This was a great season finale! If it’s a series finale, I’ll be disappointed with NBC. I won’t be as farsighted and say I won’t watch because there’s still 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and Chuck. But what I will do is find the ripped version of those shows online, and watch them there. So I still get to watch the 3 good shows, but I won’t be supporting any of NBC advertisers. If they want to screw up their network they deserve to screw up all the companies advertising with them. Really the ONLY network that is listening to… Read more »
I loved this show, and I thought the first half of the finale was awesome. The second half was good, but it felt a bit jumbled. Also, it created more loose ends and just barely tied some of the old ones. I hope there’s a second season, I don’t care if it’s on NBC or another network, or even if they just make it a web-series, I just want a second season.
Yes… I do want to see another season.!! I dont think they did a good job ending it well at all!! Was very disapointed in the season finale!!
Oh and just a note to NBC…this is a typical reason I very rarely watch your network…you ALWAYS end up cancelling all the good shows!!! You need to start listening to us little people more instead of whoever you have been!!! Believe it or not, we do know what we like to watch!!!