‘Butterfly’ Canceled — What Would’ve Happened in Season 2?

The first season of Butterfly dropped in August, taking audiences on an action-packed ride throughout Korea with a father-daughter drama at the center of it all.

The six-episode series follows David Jung (Daniel Dae Kim) on a mission to reunite with his estranged daughter Rebecca (Reina Hardesty) after learning she’s working for the nefarious spy organization he once founded alongside former partner Juno (Piper Perabo).

Though one part of the story is brought to a close by the events of the finale, it also left open room for more story exploration. Unfortunately, though, fans will have to just imagine what might have been because the series has now been canceled, according to Deadline.

So what would’ve happened in Butterfly Season 2 if it were renewed? Here’s a look.

Is Butterfly renewed for Season 2?

No. Two months after the first season dropped on Amazon Prime Video, it was canceled.

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Who would’ve starred in Butterfly Season 2?

An official cast list for Butterfly Season 2 was not announced, but the stars who would have been most likely to return for a continuation of the series were Daniel Dae Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau. The fate of Kim Tae-hee‘s character was left in question in the finale, so it’s unknown whether she would’ve been back, too.

What would have happened in Butterfly Season 2?

An official description of Butterfly Season 2 was never released, but in all likelihood, it would have picked up after the events of Season 1’s finale, which saw David (Kim) and Rebecca (Hardesty) successfully implicate Juno (Perabo) and the Caddis organization in international crimes, thanks to Oliver’s (Landau) testimony against his mother. However, it also saw the sudden stabbing of Eunju (Kim Tae-hee) and the disappearance of Rebecca.

“I hope there is a second season,” Kim told TV Insider ahead of the show’s premiere. “What I like about the show is that we’re already establishing that it’s an international show. So it makes the world our oyster. We could go anywhere. And given the nature of what David and Rebecca do, you could see them traveling. You could see them settling somewhere else. That’s kind of the goal at the start of Season 1. So we’ll see.”

Of her character’s potential future, Perabo also said, “My character and Daniel Dae Kim’s, we just meet in one scene right at the end. And so in a Season 2, I’d like to see their dynamic together because that’s what kind of got this all started. And they seem like such an unlikely couple duo. I’d like to see that in action.”

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