'Wayward Pines' Season 2 Renewal News: Shyamalan and Crouch Promise To Keep ‘High level of integrity’ for 'Wayward Pines' Season 2
'Wayward Pines' Season 2 Renewal News: Wayward Pines Season 2 will air on FOX in Summer 2016.
"'Wayward Pines' was a huge hit for us this past summer," said Fox President of Entertainment David Madden in a statement.
"Season 2 is going to take the suspense, the vision of the future and the haunting character drama to new levels, and we can't wait for our fans to continue that ride next year."
Season One of Wayward Pines ranked as Summer 2015's No. 1 broadcast scripted series among Adults 18-49, averaging a 2.2/8 in the key demo.
Wayward Pines starred Matt Dillon alongside Oscar-winning Melissa Leo, Juliette Lewis, and Oscar-nominated actor Terence Howards. At the end of Season 1, the series' main character, Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon), died while sacrificing himself to save the kids of the First Generation. Dillon played Ethan Burke, a U.S. Secret Service agent investigating the mysterious disappearance of two of his fellow agents in Wayward Pines, Idaho. Night Shyamalan said that he was happy with how the show ended.
"Wayward Pines" is based on the trilogy novel "Black Crouch," but many fans of the books thought the show felt a bit too rushed after all three books were crammed into one show. In spite of signs, no not the movie by Shyamalan, of a non-renewal, fans are not giving up hope that the books will be covered.
"I'm genuinely being as open as I can. The one thing I'm fearful of television is its open-ended nature," Shyamalan told Deadline.
FOX ordered Wayward Pines Season 2 for Summer 2016.
Shyamalan and Crouch have reportedly brainstorming for a "Wayward Pines" story that maintains a "high level of integrity."
Shannyn Sossamon recently opened up to Nylon magazine about coming back to Hollywood for season 2 of "Wayward Pines." When she first hit Tinsel town she was quickly noticed.
"I was just totally not ready for that," Sossamon told Nylon.
"And didn't even want it in a way. It's a privilege, it's a great job...I'm not complaining, but I don't know; I've got a lot of 'Type A' in me. I like to have more ground beneath my feet and really understand where I am and what the goal is and what I want."
Now that she's returned to acting, she is open to more possibilities.
"It's exciting now to want to do it again," Sossamon said.
"Desire, for all of us, is totally necessary to do anything worthwhile. I questioned that for a long time, and I thought maybe I just don't want to, maybe I don't love it, but I think it's just happening when it's supposed to happen."
"I'm a creative person, so there are other things I can do and I can be easily distracted," she added. "But [acting] felt like it was supposed to be. I like to think it chose me instead of me choosing it, and I think I'm taking that very seriously now."
The actress said things have change since she became a mother.
"I like to look at the birth of my first son as a blessing of course, and he's just the joy of my life and my soulmate," Sossamon said.
"I can't imagine life without him, so it's weird to think the other way. He completely grounded me and made me look at myself, and my life just became completely different. It was just a gift, and perfect timing, too."
