Apple TV+ on June 12 introduced that restricted collection Presumed Harmless will return for a second season, with creator David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams and Season 1 star Jake Gyllenhaal again as government producers and creator Scott Turow as co-executive producer.
Twelve days later, the Season 1 finale dropped, and it provided no hints as to what might occur subsequent. We at the moment are discovering out why. (You may learn our story on the finale’s double twist right here.)
“We mentioned the potential of a second season throughout manufacturing, however then Apple introduced it as much as us in submit,” Abrams stated concerning the timing of the Season 2 renewal conversations, which kicked off in earnest after Season 1 was already within the can. “Nothing was ever shot to arrange a second season. Our focus was telling the story of Carolyn’s homicide and Rusty’s trial, and wrapping that up on the finish of the primary season.”
As Deadline identified on the time of the renewal, there is no such thing as a apparent blueprint for extending what was initially billed as a restricted collection from Turow’s physique of labor as a result of the Presumed Harmless e-book isn’t a part of a collection.
That gives the producers with a largely clean canvas, and talks are already underway over what path to take, Abrams confirmed.
“It’s too early to speak about what may occur in Season 2, however we’re very excited concerning the prospects we’re discussing,” he stated, declining to elaborate whether or not Presumed Harmless would turn into an ongoing collection or an anthology with a distinct case and largely totally different solid every season.
For now, the latter seems extra possible, with character(s) linking the person seasons like one other hit restricted collection that grew to become a drama collection, White Lotus.
Peter Sarsgaard as Tommy Molto in ‘Presumed Harmless’/Apple TV+
Apart from fixing Carolyn’s homicide, the Season 1 finale of Presumed Harmless supplied some justice for Tommy Molto (Peter Sarsgaard) who spent many of the season as a (probably misunderstood) villain.
Requested whether or not we might see Tommy and Rusty — performed by real-life brothers-in-law Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal — spar once more, Abrams stated, “like I stated, it’s too early to speak about what occurs subsequent, however I’ll say that watching Peter Sarsgaard convey that character to life was such a pleasure. He’s such a exceptional actor.”
Presumed Harmless has a e-book sequel, the 2011 Harmless, which once more pits Rusty and Tommy in opposition to one another 20 years later after the mysterious dying of Rusty’s spouse.
Along with Kelley, Abrams and Gyllenhaal, returning as government producers for Season 2 are Dustin Thomason, Matt Tinker and Rachel Rusch Wealthy. Presumed Harmless, which has turn into Apple TV+’s most watched drama, hails from Abrams’ Dangerous Robotic Productions and David E. Kelley Productions in affiliation with Warner Bros. Tv, the place Dangerous Robotic is below an general deal.
