Overview

• MGM+ ordered an eight-episode second season of the thriller based on King’s 2019 novel.
• The pickup was announced Aug. 22, two days before the season-one finale scheduled for Aug. 24.
• Stephen King shared the renewal on X with the message, “Sometimes you win just by showing them you’re still willing to fight.”
• Showrunners Jack Bender and Benjamin Cavell remain on board as executive producers, with MGM+ head Michael Wright praising the series’ performance.
• Season two casting and a premiere window are not yet set; the series streams on MGM+ in the U.S., UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia, with Amazon MGM Studios handling other territories.