‘The Beast in Me’ Renewed for Season 2 — Who’s Returning?

We wanted to see more from Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys‘ cat-and-mouse game in the Netflix thriller, The Beast in Me, before the first season even premiered, and while the latter can’t return, the former will. The streamer announced on September 24 that it’s been renewed! The news comes 10 months after it debuted and following Rhys’ Emmy win for his role.

Danes, who also serves as an executive producer, and executive producer, writer and co-showrunner Howard Gordon will be back for The Beast in Me Season 2. Gordon, through a partnership with Netflix, will also develop new series exclusively for the streamer through his Teakwood Lane Productions banner. Daniel Pearle serves as co-showrunner.

“We always told ourselves we’d only do a second season of The Beast in Me if we found a story that was worthy of the first — and I’m thrilled to say we found it,” said Gordon in a a statement. “We loved making this show and our audience seemed to love watching it, so we’re enormously grateful to Jinny Howe and Netflix, and to Karey Burke and 20th Television for giving us the chance to get the band back together and do it again.”

Added Netflix Head of Scripted Series Jinny Howe, “We are thrilled to bring back The Beast in Me and to welcome Howard Gordon to the Netflix family with this creative partnership. The series captivated global audiences, delivered extraordinary performances led by Claire Danes, and earned Matthew Rhys a historic Emmy win. We are incredibly proud of what Howard Gordon, Gabe Rotter, and the entire cast and crew achieved. We can’t wait for audiences to see what Howard and Daniel Pearle have in store for the next season.”

Read on for everything we know so far about The Beast in Me Season 2.

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When does The Beast in Me Season 2 premiere?

It’s too soon to say. Production dates have yet to be announced.

Who’s in The Beast in Me Season 2 cast?

In addition to Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, Season 1 starred Brittany Snow and Natalie Morales. Guest stars include Jonathan Banks, David Lyons, Tim Guinee, Hettienne Park, Deirdre O’Connell, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, and Julie Ann Emery.

So far, we only know of Danes returning as Aggie Wiggs. Rhys’ Nile Jarvis died in the Season 1 finale, so we know he won’t be back — unless he’s going to start haunting Aggie.

What is The Beast in Me about?

According to Netflix, in Season 1, “Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly.”

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Both are “the best at what they do,” showrunner and executive producer Howard Gordon told TV Insider. “They recognize in each other a kind of excellence, and it’s a kind of excellence that is a lonely excellence, really. …They’re both clever. They’re both alone. And the fact that they find each other in this improbable situation, I think, is what really gives it an extra dimension — aside from the sort of plot machinations and the cat and mouse of it all.” Doesn’t that sound like something you’d like to see across multiple seasons?

What will The Beast in Me Season 2 be about?

Story details are being kept under wraps for now.

But when TV Insider spoke with Gordon about the finale, he did tell us, “As long as Aggie is still roaming the planet and is a writer, I think there probably is a story there.”

He also shared the character he saw as a loose thread to delve into in another season: Aggie’s “grifter father, with whom she had a very complicated relationship and is clearly estranged. … I was curious about who this guy might be.”

The Beast in Me, Season 2, TBA, Netflix