M. Night Shyamalan on ‘Wayward Pines’ Season 2 Collaboration with Blake Crouch, ‘We Would Approach It with a Very High Level of Integrity’
"Wayward Pines" was originally created to be a single season that gave fans definitive answers in the end. Season 1 succeeded in that, but also left fans hungry for more.
The positive response from viewers has not only Fox network considering a renewal, but "Wayward Pines" executive producer M. Night Shyamalan and Blake Crouch, the author of the novels on which the show is based, have met to brainstorm ideas for a Season 2.
In a recent interview with Deadline, Shyamalan said he and Crouch were "super surprised, excited, humbled" by fans' reaction to the TV show.
"I did ask Blake to come over to my house, which he did. We did sit down for a few days, and we talked about all kinds of things, and we both felt very good about our time together," Shyamalan revealed. "We both made a pact saying if we did decide to do something more here that we would approach it with a very high level of integrity and not let the opportunity dictate it because we're both happy to walk away."
He admitted that the open-ended nature of television shows makes him anxious.
"So I guess, if I can still kind of hold this bar of if I know where we're going, if I believe in the story, then we should say yes to doing more. Then hopefully we can maybe do another show that people like, as well. So, yeah, I'm open to it, for sure," he admitted.
Shyamalan described himself as "an end backwards kind of filmmaker, storyteller," which is why he enjoyed the satisfying finale of the "Wayward Pines" 10 episodes.
While he nor Crouch has teased a storyline or confirmed a Season 2, Shyamalan told Deadline, "Blake and I do have an idea."
For now, fans can only speculate what the idea might be.
Showrunner Chad Hodge talked about the character named Hassler, who hunted for civilization outside of Wayward Pines and sent video journals back to the town with The Hollywood Reporter in mid-July. Hodge encouraged the TV show's fans to read Crouch's novels to learn more about Hassler who is an important person in the town's mythology. Since that interview, some fans have speculated the "Wayward Pines" season two storyline could focus on Hassler.
It would coincide with what Shyamalan told the New York Times about his method of storytelling, "There needs to be an endpoint and then you work backwards."
Another possible storyline is Ethan Burke's son, Ben Burke, taking on his late father's mission to rid the town of its micro-managing leaders, surveillance, rules and reckonings.
Would you like to see "Wayward Pines" return with a Season 2? What do you think the storyline should be? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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