Will ‘Motorheads’ Return for Season 2? What We Know So Far
Motorheads raced into fans’ hearts with its “Fast & Furious meets coming-of-age” premise, as star Michael Cimino put it. Season 1 set up a promising mystery, tense conflicts, and burgeoning romances between its characters, who live in a small Rust Belt town obsessed with cars. But after its premiere in May 2025, has Prime Video told the Motorheads crew to start their engines again?
Shortly after the show’s debut, creator John A. Norris updated fans on X. He confirmed that the entirety of Season 2 has already been written up, which was exciting news after Season 1’s finale left so many questions unanswered. Did Harris (Josh MacQueen) die after his car flipped during his race with Zac (Cimino)? Will Zac and Caitlyn’s (Melissa Collazo) father come back after he disappeared before their birth?
There’s a chance fans won’t find out. Deadline reported Prime Video canceled the series months after its debut — but will it find another home? Check for the latest updates from the Motorheads team below.
Has Motorheads been renewed for Season 2?
Prime Video has called it quits on Motorheads, according to Deadline’s August 29 article. However, all hope might not be lost. The producers got Amazon’s permission to try and take the show elsewhere. According to Deadline’s sources, they’ve “already started conversations with potential new homes.”
“While Johnny and I are disappointed Motorheads won’t be continuing at Prime Video, we couldn’t be more proud of what the team created,” producer Jason Seagraves said. “Despite going into release with impossibly low audience awareness, our passionate and vocal fan base led the charge and made the series impossible to ignore. Their enthusiasm has energized us and we’re optimistic we’ll find a home that believes in and supports the show.”
On July 28, Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of TV, Vernon Sanders, discussed the future of Motorheads, along with We Were Liars and Overcompensating. The company, he said, was “excited” by what they saw in terms of Motorheads‘ results.
“Each show has a really passionate fanbase, and we’ve been really pleased by the completion rates of Motorheads and Overcompensating — so we’re going to be in conversations with all three,” he told Variety. “All three shows are working on Season 2 writers rooms, and we’ll hope to have renewal announcements soon on some, if not all, of those shows.”
Further, Norris and Seagraves said they have an interest in expanding the universe beyond Season 2, according to Us Weekly. “We absolutely want to do a Motorheads prequel,” Norris said. “I already know what I would call it.”
“We want Motorheads: Germany,” Seagraves added. “We want Motorheads everything.”
Who is in the Motorheads Season 2 cast?
Since there has been no announcement yet that the show has been picked up by another streamer, the full cast list isn’t available yet. It’s expected that the actors who play the main four friends — Cimino, Collazo, Uriah Shelton, and Nicolas Cantu — will come back. Ryan Phillippe and Nathalie Kelley (aka Logan Maddox and Sam Torres) would likely return, too.
What will happen in Motorheads Season 2?
The creative team hasn’t divulged the plot details of a potential Season 2, but Cimino teased that it’ll be a “complete dynamic shift.”
“It’s going to flip the whole narrative on its head,” the actor told Us Weekly. “Now Zac is technically the head honcho in town. There’s going to be a dynamic shift regardless of what happens with Zac and how he approaches it. Whether he internalizes it or if he actually is dealing with it is the big question mark.”
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Motorheads is an awesome show with great actors! I was waiting to see what happened next. I hope it finds another home quickly!
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I watched all the episodes in season one just to find out it was canceled. This is one of the best shows. I’ve seen in a long time. Please bring it back.
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Motorheads was awesome...hope someone picks it up. Same people! So many unanswered endings
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We want season 2!
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I hate that every good show gets cancelled 😞 passing they can continue this show without Amazon prime!! It was a show my entire family enjoyed and that's hard to find with a teenager boy n girl 😆
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We need more ASAP, really hope it get picked up by someone else quick
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I want more!
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Really love Motorhead it showed a family working together but how things constrain on families friends but if everybody pulls together what you can accomplish really love the show hope it gets picked up somewhere would definitely be a fan it sucks that the fans of the shows don't get say so
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I'm watching this show now I'm only on episode two and I'm hooked and here I am already googling if there's going to be a season 2 and then I see prime canceled it which is ridiculous they don't do very much marketing to promote their shows just because it didn't hit a certain list or matrix they have, but yet from my short research shows It had a good completion rate which means people were watching and finishing every episode I just found this show by accident so maybe it's their own fault that I didn't hit the matrix for viewership but I guarantee if it got promoted or popped up on an ad or some short clips and some other sites people would start watching and wonder what show this is so yes hopefully somebody will pick this up for season 2 one last thing when they release a show and only one episode a week maybe two not everybody's going to watch it right away some people like to wait until every episode's out and binge watch it I know why they only release one or two episodes a week it's to keep bringing people back to the platform but if it's an exclusive title they made and produced themselves why do that sorry for the long rant hopefully one of these streaming services will pick it up
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this show was really good- weird it was canceled
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I also just watched all episodes this week. I really like the show, and now disappointed prime cancelled it. Why is it the good shows get cancelled? Maybe ask the viewers what they think first before taking shows out!! I pay for prime to watch movies,shows, ect.. to get into one and now I cant find out what happens in another season!! I really hope somewhere takes the show so we can see a season 2!
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Prime video should pick up Motorheads Season 2 when iit comes out !!!
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When started watching motor head had to keep watching only to find out they cancelled it.Hope if finds a new home
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Love this show please bring it back.. ❤️❤️
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I just found this show and binge watched it. It was so good! I googled to see when season 2 was coming out and I can’t believe prime cancelled it. Hoping they find a new home .
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It's not fair; they should not cancel it because why would the last word be "hello"? There are so many questions we want to know, so please bring season 2!!!
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Husband and I just started watching, and we love it! As a hot rodder from the 60s, my husband, ( 80 years old), is a huge fan of the show, plus, it has a great story line for me! I see it appealing to multiple generations! Maybe a little mor advertising? Would love to see more seasons!!!
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Why do I always do this prime, cmon and get a grip and renew for season 2, you've done this with quite a few shows I love now, motorheads and countdown just to name a few please please bring them both back I need to know what happens on Motorheads season 2 TIA
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La serie e spettacolare molto bella spero di vedere la seconda stagione sinceramente appena ho letto che è stata cancellata da Amazon ci sono rimasto molto male ... Spero che si possa vedere al più presto la seconda stagione
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Please please please bring back motor heads season 2!!!
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Please give us a season 2 of Motorheads. I can't stop thinking about it.
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I can’t believe this show (Motorheads) has been cancelled!!! What’s wrong with you Prime?!!
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