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The Mare of Easttown conclusion sees the titular detective solve the key case for the season and reconcile the loss of her son. Critics and viewers both gave the ending—along with all seven episodes—great marks for Winslet's acting, intriguing primary mystery, and excellent sense of setting. The conclusion, which broke HBO Max's servers in 2021, was the most viewed show of the streaming channel at that point. Winslet, Peters, and Nicholson all later went on to win Emmys for their performances.
As Orsi reveals, Mare of Easttown Season 2 would not take up right after season 1's ending but rather pick up with Mare after several years had passed, maybe in line with real-time. Mare might have reached some sort of peace about the death of her son, Kevin at this point. Though Winslet has proposed the narrative could focus on police abuses in America, Season 2's story, set years later, would most likely find Mare solving another case, either murder or another disappearance.
After HBO executive Francesca Orsi confirms "early discussions" and a story outline, Mare of Easttown Season 2 is feasible. Originally thought of as a miniseries, the police drama, which airs on HBO in 2021 follows Kate Winslet as the titular investigator, Mare Sheehan, looking at the murder of one small child and the disappearance of another in a small town outside Philadelphia while also trying to keep her family life intact. Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Sosie Bacon, Guy Pearce, and Cailee Spaeny round out the cast aside Winslet.
Orsi said in an interview with Variety they are "having early discussions" regarding Mare of Easttown season 2 with a narrative that will pick off "years later." The HBO executive says she will speak with producer Mark Roybal, creator Brad Ingelsby, and Winslet to "see if there's any viability to everyone saying yes again." Winslet answered "probably," then instructed the interviewer to "move on," when asked whether she would be returning to her part. See Orsi's entire remarks below:
Just the most recent update showing that talks are still under progress; conjecture over a second season began soon following the end of the first season in May 2021 Creator Brad Ingelsby is currently working on another new HBO drama, tentatively titled Task, which follows Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent whose task force tries to disrupt a series of drug house robberies, so complicating matters. Although Mare of Easttown season 2 is still under preparation, it has not yet formally been approved.
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Jonathan Frakes then went on to explain how the present episodes let directors latitude with dialogue that the Star Trek series created by Rick Berman did not let, thus directing for Star Trek on Paramount+ series is much different. Star Trek requires the actors be word-perfect and recite all speech as written, but the current programs are looser and let for experimentation. See Frakes' comment regarding his experience supervising the crossover between Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks below:
That's a fascinating point. That happened on "Those Old Scientists" with Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome visiting. Second City improv specialist Tawny fooled about a bit with the lines. On the scene with Kat Lyn and Bill Wolkoff as my writers, we all sort of locked eyes and I just murmured to them, asking, "What do you think? Should we let them go straight forward? Then they said, "Sure." And that released Anson, and Rebecca, and all of a sudden we performed the scenes as written, but then we played with the scenes, and that was such a delight to have. Given Next Gen's severe policies, as I'm sure you have heard. On our show, it was absolutely rigorous. It was rigorous on every show covering the conversation. It was therefore a quite liberating experience.
Based on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation he directed, Jonathan Frakes explained his "surprised" response to Star Trek: Discovery basing season 5's narrative. Including season 5 (and the series') penultimate episode, "Lagrange Point," Frakes has directed eight episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. Jonathan has always considered Star Trek: Discovery his "home" Star Trek on Paramount+ show since he joined as a director for season 2; yet, Frakes didn't imagine Discovery season 5 to pull its story from one of his TNG episodes.
Jonathan Frakes revealed in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant why he was "pretty surprised" that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 follows his Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6 episode, "The Chase." Frakes also discussed how directing the current Star Trek series differs from Star Trek during Rick Berman's 1990s era. Look at his quote below:
I was rather taken aback since I don't recall "The Chase" being that important in Next Gen's body of work. Then Michelle clarified how that would be the beginning and the show's premise's basis... You know, I came upon "The Chase" just by chance. The cards turned out this way. On Next Gen, you get episodes assigned to you by some random voting of straws; on Discovery, and also, much more importantly, on Strange New Worlds, they assign you an episode they thought you would be suitable for. Thus, it was only chance that "The Chase" turned out to be one I had intended.
Although the producers of the show have acknowledged they are willing to investigate the possibility for more seasons, nothing has yet been formally revealed. Still, the popularity of the first season of the show and the fascinating opportunities of the High Republic era suggest that The Acolyte will most certainly have a second season. Disney+ and Lucasfilm refusing a chance to carry on its narrative is difficult given the critical praise for the program and its rank among the most successful Star Wars productions to date.
in Disney+, the Acolyte has also been quite popular and among the most watched shows in the streaming service's record. Disney+'s performance and the favorable reaction of the show among reviewers suggest that a second season will most certainly be greenlit by it. The show has already been renewed for a second season, which will surely be quite successful for the franchise.