Is Prodigal Son coming up with its sequel? Let’s find out about Prodigal Son Season 2: Release Date and Updates!
Prodigal Son is an American crime drama television series. Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver created the series for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It premiered on 23 September 2019.
The series centers on Malcolm Bright. His father Martin Whitly is the infamous serial killer – “The Surgeon”. As a child, Malcolm was responsible for enabling the police to arrest his father. He has not seen his father in ten years after joining Quantico. Now a profiler, formerly with the FBI (until he was fired) and currently consulting for the New York Police Department, Malcolm is forced to confront his father after a copycat serial killer uses Whitly’s methods of killing. He finds himself drawn back into constant contact with his father as he must both use Whitly’s insights to help the police solve particularly horrible crimes and battle his own inner demons.
Prodigal Son Season 2 Official Release Date
In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. The official release date is not yet announced. The show is planned to be released in FOX’s 2020/2021 schedule once again, meaning it would hopefully be out in September 2020. But, it is not yet clear whether this is possible due to filming delays caused by coronavirus COVID-19.
Prodigal Son Season 2 Official Trailer
We do not have an official trailer yet. But here is the announcement promo of Prodigal Son Season 2.
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Prodigal Son Season 2 Cast and Characters
Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright. He is a disgraced former FBI profiler who now works for the NYPD. He possesses the unique ability to view crimes from the perspective of the killer, allowing him to pick up on things that other cops might miss. However, this gift also haunts him, causing him to live in a perpetual state of fear that he will one day succumb to the same sociopathic tendencies as his father.
Lou Diamond Phillips as Gil Arroyo, a lieutenant with Major Crimes in the NYPD. He was the arresting officer of Martin Whitly and, since then, has acted as a surrogate father to his son, Malcolm.
Halston Sage as Ainsley Whitly, Malcolm’s ambitious younger sister; a TV news reporter.
Aurora Perrineau as Det. Dani Powell, an officer under Arroyo’s command who is sympathetic to Malcolm’s personal issues.
Frank Harts as Det. JT Tarmel, an officer under Arroyo’s command.
Keiko Agena as Dr. Edrisa Tanaka, an NYPD medical examiner with an interest in Malcolm.
Bellamy Young as Jessica Whitly, Malcolm’s mother and a successful businesswoman from an old-money high society family who suffers from alcoholism, as a result of her drinking to cope with her husband’s crimes.
Michael Sheen as Dr. Martin Whitly, Malcolm’s father who is currently incarcerated in an asylum after committing twenty-three murders as “The Surgeon”.