The Watcher season 2 gets new update from cast member nearly 4 years after last episode

The Watcher’s Seth Gabel has given an update on its second season – almost four years after the show was renewed.

The first season, which dropped on Netflix back in October 2022, was inspired by a true story and followed the Brannock family as they move into their dream home, only to find themselves plagued by threatening letters from a mysterious figure known only as “The Watcher”.

Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts starred in the leading roles as Dean and Nora Brannock, while Jennifer Coolidge, Margo Martindale, Richard Kind and Mia Farrow played potential suspects in the case.

A second season was ordered by Netflix back in November 2022, but since then there has been much uncertainty around the future of the project, especially after Watts shared with Entertainment Weekly in 2024 that she didn't have any updates on it.

But now, Seth Gabel – who played Andrew Pierce in the series – has opened up about season 2, telling The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview: "I'm angling for it. We’ll see what happens."

He laughed: "I've been trying to get calls in there to be like, 'Hey, I've got ideas!' But I don't think anyone's interested!"

The news follows an update from series co-creator Ian Brennan, who revealed last month that he was writing the second season of the show.

Speaking during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Brennan – who created the show alongside Ryan Murphy – was asked if The Watcher season 2 was "next up" for him, to which he responded: "Yes. I was just writing that."

When asked if there was anything else he could tease, he responded: "Nothing. I’m being told absolutely nothing. It’s gonna be good, though."

It’s yet to be clarified whether a second season of The Watcher would continue the story of the first, which ended on an ambiguous note, or take an anthology format and tell a new tale.

Upon the season 2 renewal news, Bela Bajaria, head of global TV at Netflix, said in a statement: “Audiences can’t take their eyes off Monster and The Watcher.

"The creative team of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan on Monster along with Eric Newman on The Watcher are masterful storytellers who captivated audiences all over the world."

She continued: "The back-to-back force of these two series is due to Ryan’s distinct original voice which created cultural sensations and we are thrilled to continue telling stories in the Monster and Watcher universes."

In the time since, Monster has released three new seasons – The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Ed Gein Story and The Lizzie Borden Story – but we're still waiting for The Watcher season 2.

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