Why won't there be a Kaos season 2 on Netflix?

Season 1 ends with several storyline threads left untied, prompting fans to wonder whether there'll be further instalments - but it's not to be, unless the series is picked up by another streamer.

Stars Aurora Perrineau, who played Riddy, and Nabhaan Rizwan, who played Dionysus, have reacted to the news so far.

Perrineau said: "Well... this one hurts,' adding: "Charlie Covell's scripts resonated with me in a way most things hadn't."

She went on to say that she's incredibly proud of herself and her co-stars for their work on the show.

Rizwan, meanwhile, shared some beautiful shots of the show, simply saying on Instagram: "Thank you."

Why won't there be a Kaos season 2 on Netflix?

There won't be a Kaos season 2 because Netflix has cancelled the series after one season.

No particular reasons have been confirmed but it's been speculated that the decision could have been down to lower than expected viewership numbers, or due to the series being costly to produce.

It's clear that the end of season 1 wasn't the end of the story, with creator Covell, previously revealing they envisioned three seasons in total.

"The idea is three seasons in total. So that's what I have kind of in my brain. And yeah, I would, I would love to do more," they exclusively told RadioTimes.com.

As for how far they had got with the next seasons, they added: "There's lots of things forming. I've got an idea of what the plot is. But no, there's no script, just lots of fevered documents and stuff that only I would probably understand at this point.

"But yeah, the main story is clear in my head."

Fans of the genre will be all too aware of how difficult it can be for a Netflix original to break through, with several major fantasy cancellations taking place in the last year or two – from Shadow and Bone and Lockwood & Co to 1899. Most recently, Dead Boy Detectives fell under the axe.

Could Kaos season 2 be picked up elsewhere?

It is possible for Kaos season 2 to be picked up elsewhere - although it's rare.

In the past, fan campaigns have led to various shows being "saved" after cancellation, including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which was picked up by NBC after being cancelled on Fox, and Community, which was brought back on Yahoo! Screen after being cancelled by NBC.

We wouldn't pin every hope on Kaos being picked up elsewhere, but as far as we know, it's not entirely outside the realms of possibility.

What would the plot of Kaos season 2 have been?

Warning: Spoilers for Kaos ahead.

With season 1 ending on a cliffhanger, we had expected the story of season 2 to pick right back up where we left it. Zeus has fallen, right after turning against every member of his family, leaving him more vulnerable than we've ever seen him.

The other gods, including Hera, Dionysus and Poseidon, were likely to turn against Zeus, and we see hints of this in Hera's behaviour at the end of season 1.

Meanwhile, all of the humans have a big mission ahead of them: Riddy needs to warn humanity that the gods are working against them, Ari is attempting to rule Krete for the better, and Canaeus has just found out he has the power to renew souls.

So, could we have seen them work together to overthrow the gods?

Actress Leila Farzad, who plays Ari, told RadioTimes.com of her character's potential future: "She wants to fight the good fight. She wants to get justice done. And she's sick of having been subjugated by a totalitarian regime, which is kind of what she lives under. So I think she will fight the good fight."

Canaeus actor Misia Butler added: "I think that he's he's going to have a lot to navigate. There's a big reveal that gets dumped on his lap, and I think that dealing with the various levels of that, with his mum, and with the mission ahead and working with Hades, it's gonna be a bit of a feat, but I think that I can imagine him being quite strong in it."

Who could be in the Kaos season 2 cast?

If Kaos were somehow to return for a second season, we would certainly expect Jeff Goldblum to be back as Zeus, along with Janet McTeer as Hera, David Thewlis as Hades and the rest of the actors playing the gods.

We would also expect that Aurora Perrineau's Riddy and a number of the mortal characters could return if the series were picked up elsewhere.

Here's the cast for season 1, and everyone who could potentially return:

• Jeff Goldblum as Zeus
• Janet McTeer as Hera
• David Thewlis as Hades
• Rakie Ayola as Persephone
• Cliff Curtis as Poseidon
• Stephen Dillane as Prometheus
• Aurora Perrineau as Riddy
• Killian Scott as Orpheus
• Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus
• Misia Butler as Caneus
• Stanley Townsend as Minos
• Leila Farzad as Ari
• Billie Piper as Cassandra
• Debi Mazar as Medusa
• Suzy Eddie Izzard as Lachy

Unfortunately, one character we wouldn't be seeing back was Dennis the cat, who was tragically murdered by Zeus. RIP!

We could, however, have expected more characters to be introduced. In the final episode, we see Hera talking to someone on the phone - perhaps her son, Ares - telling them to "gather the troops".

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