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?
I want them to continue this series… the first season was good. I want to see what happens
I would love to watch the 2nd season of persons unknown
i would love to c how this plays out especially with the players knowing the others
I would like to see a season 2 on this show please!!
I loved Persons Unknown, I hate to read, so i hope they finish the series so i don’t have to read the book
Loved the show. It should rturn. I discovered the show on Netflix.
I just finished watching the show and it was great. It would be wrong to end it like this
Would love to see at least one more season of this..my husband and I would both like to see what life would be like for the group on that terrible looking ship
Please continue
definately continue!!!!!
They will never continue a show like this… one that requires thinking just wont be liked by all those reality tv junkies that would rather see a bunch of fools make spectacles of themselves then watch a show like this one that involves actual thought. Sad but true…
Continue
Yes, continue.
Yes, I would most definitely like to see the show continue. At least a season two. I watched the show when it first aired, but recently noticed it was on Netflix and watched again. This bought my anger about the show being cancelled or not giving is all the answers back. I am highly upset. NBC does the frequently. Heroes, The Cape, and I think the same thing happened with The Event. Ugh! I am so mad right now. I am highly disappointed in NBC!
this story sure deserves another season at least. please continue it