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?
Terrible show. I can’t stand networks that mislead you, drag you along then leave you hanging. All the answers were obviously NOT revealed in the end, so I’m done with it. Even if it’s brought back for one more episode with the supposed answers, I won’t waste my time. There is enough real issues to frustrate people in life without wasting time on a series that just leaves you hanging in the end. Cancel it.
This was the worst written, most poorly cast and most badly acted series I have ever seen. No wonder it was run on NBC. GE even managed to screw up that network. I will never buy a GE product again. I hope their friend in the government doesn’t bail them out when they go bankrupt or let them reap millions in profits under Cap & Trade.
make season 2 new people new story line and stick some veterans in for good measure
this show rocks don’t end it now wait for your grammy’s
I would definitely like to see this series continued. I found it very entertaining and would love to see how a second season would unfold.
Why is it that every good show gets canceled recently? I mean holy crap… Every single channel is filled with bad reality shows and terrible dramas about nothing. Why is it that a good mystery show has no space on TV anymore? It’s amazing… Yes this show should continue, it’s one of the few things I watch…
As I followed this show, I had a bad feeling that it was going to be cancelled not because it was bad but because it was so good it kept me in anticipation for the next episode. I guess I am pretty much acclimated to the nature of American TV. Networks have no stomach for long term investments. They just want easy money. Good shows that don’t rate well immediately gets the axe. That’s why they don’t make classics anymore in America, just mediocre stuff like poorly made products in America that people don’t want to buy anymore. It is… Read more »
I want to see Joe and Janet and Kat and Whats his name take down the program and live happily ever after!!!
YES!!! I want to see more!!!
Kim Kim Kim,
As soon as people like you realize that NBC is in it for the money, the better..
You like this series, because you can relate to the series , you are just as trapped..
level 2 here i come…
I loved the first season and I really hope we’ll get to see level 2!
you cant end with them on a ship starting level 2. there was nothing answered. there must be more
I would love to see a season 2 how can you possibly end the show in the way it did??
I agree, the show was a real suspense, sit on the edge of your seat mystery show, and it needs to come back for Season 2! I also agree that I pretty much stopped watching MSM network tv because they don’t listen to their viewers. They’d rather show 1001 “reality tv” crap shows, than to put real good series shows out there. I’m SICK OF REALITY TV, because it’s nothing but a bunch of pg-rated debauchery porn…I want REAL series shows that are captivating and suspenseful brought back!
Sometimes I wonder what exactly NBC’s deal is. Is it run by a bunch of eccentric people that just love throwing money away and messing with their viewership?! They promote the heck out of a new shows and get people all interested in what looks like a good idea or what could be worth while; and then either abandon them (move scheduling around, stop promoting, or not air all the episodes) or pull funding or put unrealistic goals on these shows and ruin them! It’s not just NBC mind you, they just happen to be the worst at it in… Read more »
Answered all the questions? HARDLY! A 2 second shot of the name of the vehicle and that’s supposed to explain it all. This series was hampered from the start by NBC. Changing nights, not airing episodes (3 in my major city). Epic FAIL on NBC’s part to support this outstanding series.