‘Wayward Pines’ season 2 official; show renewed by Fox, but showrunner not returning

Today, we celebrate some good news when it comes to Fox and “Wayward Pines.” It’s just too bad that this is also mixed with a little bit of bad news.

It was announced on Wednesday that the show is going to be returning for a second season after a critically-acclaimed first season on the air, but without the man in Chad Hodge who helped run the series and make it into a success. M. Night Shyamalan is staying on board as executive producer, and the new showrunner will be Mark Friedman (“Believe”). We always fret about any sort of creative change behind the scenes of a show, but especially in this case given how distinctive the tone and feel was here in the first place.

In a statement confirming this big news, Fox Broadcasting Entertainment head David Madden said the following:

“Wayward Pines was a huge hit for us this past summer … We were absolutely blown away by the mysterious and surprising world that Night and his team created, and the twisting-and-turning storytelling that drew viewers in from day one. Season two is going to take the suspense, the vision of the future and the haunting character drama to whole new levels, and we can’t wait for our fans to continue that ride next year.”

The only other thing that will make a second season of this show (premiering in 2016) all the more interesting is that the show pretty much tied together its loose ends at the end of season 1. It was designed to stand on its own, but Fox also never said that it was for sure going to mark the end of the series.

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