Netflix's 'The Beast in Me' Renewed for Season 2, Claire Danes to Return as Aggie Wiggs!
Claire Danes returns as Aggie Wiggs after the thriller drew 43 million views in seven weeks and won two Emmy awards.
- Netflix has officially renewed The Beast in Me for a second season, with star Claire Danes returning to reprise her role as Aggie Wiggs. Howard Gordon and Daniel Pearle will serve as co-showrunners.
- Conversations about a second season began shortly after the show debuted at #1 on the Netflix Global Top 10 chart, garnering over 43 million views in its first seven weeks.
- The series earned critical acclaim, with Matthew Rhys winning the Emmy for lead actor in a limited series and the show winning for original dramatic score. Produced by 20th Television, it garnered nine nominations.
- Howard Gordon has signed an overall deal with Netflix to develop new series through his Teakwood Lane Productions. With this renewal, the show transitions to drama series contention, following the path of Big Little Lies.
- Development for the new installment is well underway, with casting for new leads alongside Danes in advanced stages. Gordon stated, "I'm thrilled to say we found it" regarding the new story.
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'The Beast In Me' Renewed For Season 2 With Claire Danes Reprising Role
Aggie Wiggs may be writing a sequel to her The Beast In Me book. Netflix has ordered a second season of breakout limited series The Beast In Me, with Claire Danes back reprising her Emmy-nominated role and executive producing. Also returning are Season 1 writers/executive producers Howard Gordon and Daniel Pearle. Gordon, who served as […]
‘Beast in Me’ Renewed for Season 2 With Claire Danes Returning
“The Beast in Me” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned. Claire Danes will return to star as Aggie Wiggs and executive produce as she did in Season 1. In addition, Season 1 showrunner Howard Gordon has signed an overall TV deal with Netflix under his Teakwood Lane Productions banner, through which he will develop new series for the streamer. Gordon remains attached to “The Beast in Me,” but he will serve as co-showrunne…
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